Watchdog urges Kenya to lift ban on protests

A PROMINENT US- based human rights group has called for Kenya to lift a ban on opposition rallies, as the nation braced for three days of protests over disputed elections.

A five-nation East African bloc has also called for “suspect” actions during vote tallying from Kenya’s disputed presidential polls to be investigated and guilty parties held accountable.

The Human Rights Watch appeal was made as the police death toll from violence in the wake of the December 27 presidential election surpassed 700.