11 killed in Kenya overnight violence

Eleven people were killed in and around the Kenyan capital during a surge in violence overnight, including two people found beheaded and eight killed in a shoot-out, police said today.

Three people – including the two who were beheaded – were found dead in Banana Hill on the outskirts of Nairobi, where police have been cracking down on a banned sect called Mungiki, which is accused in a string of beheadings.