The deaths of the brothers, who were students, led to demonstrations in Embu County. One person was killed when anti-riot officers shot at protesters and a police vehicle was set on fire. On Monday, the inspector general of the police, Hilary N. Mutyambai, said that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, a watchdog organization, had completed investigations into the brothers’ deaths and forwarded the findings to the national prosecutor. Kenya has confirmed more than 220,000 total cases and 4,340 deaths from the virus so far, according to a New York Times tracker. In Kenya, only about 746,000 people — about 1.4 percent of the population of 53 million — are fully vaccinated, according to the Ministry of Health.

Source: International New York Times August 16, 2021 15:22 UTC