Over 30 poll observers arrested on election day

Daily Monitor
Saturday January 16 2021
The spokesperson of Criminal Investigations Department, Mr Charles Twiine, confirmed the arrest of the activists, but declined to give details.
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The spokesperson of Criminal Investigations Department, Mr Charles Twiine, confirmed the arrest of the activists, but declined to give details.
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Security agencies on Thursday raided a city hotel and arrested more than 30 polling observers.
The polling observers under NGO Forum were holding a meeting about the General Election before they were arrested yesterday.
Mr Xavier Ejoyi, the executive director of Action Aid, said the police officers alleged that the activists didn’t have accreditation to operate on the polling day.

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