tense presidential election, have been hacked to death by a gang
before polling stations opened on Monday, a senior officer said.
The attackers, who struck a patrol near the port city of Mombasa,
could not immediately be identified, but Ambrose Munyasia, chief of
police intelligence in the Coast area, said he suspected they were
linked to a regional separatist movement.
The Kenyan authorities have worked hard to ensure a peaceful vote to
restore Kenya's image as one of Africa's most stable democracies.
Candidates have appealed for a calm election.
"Our officers who were on night patrol were attacked by a gang of
youths wielding machetes and as a result four of the officers were
killed. Two among the dead are senior officers who were overseeing the
patrol," Munyasia said.
Julius Marwa, district commissioner in the area of Mombasa, had
earlier reported the attack on the police patrol, saying it had
occurred in the region of Changamwe, a few kilometres outside the port
city.
The election has been pegged as the country's most important and
complicated in its 50-year history. Five years ago more than 1,000
people were killed in election-related violence.
Police said late on Sunday that criminals were planning to dress in
police uniforms and disrupt voting in some locations, while Somali
militants may be planning to launch attacks, and other tribal and
political groups posed a potential threat.
Uhuru Kenyatta, one of two top candidates for president, faces charges
at the international criminal court of orchestrating the 2007-08 post-
election violence. He is up against Raila Odinga, whose father was the
country's first vice-president.
Nearly 100,000 police officers will be on duty during an election in
which 14 million people are expected to vote. Kenyans will also be
electing new members of parliament, governors and other officials.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/04/kenyan-election-police-killed-polling
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