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A stray bullet from a warder’s G3 assault rifle, hit a Form Two student from Ulanda High School in the head while she was watching the Lake Region handball games at Migori Boys Secondary School.
The incident sparked protests from residents, who have now demanded a complete overhaul of the region’s prisons department, accusing warders of being trigger-happy.
The inmate had strayed into the school compound, with the warders hot on his pursuit.
The bullet, according to medics at St Joseph’s Ombo Catholic Hospital, where she was rushed, taken out one of the student’s eyes.
After shooting the girl, the warders then engaged the protesting students and teachers in running battles as they fired more shots in the air.
They later rearrested the naked prisoner and took him back into custody.
Some girls broke down in tears, forcing some hospital workers to comfort them.
The girl has now been referred to Kisii Level Five Hospital for specialized treatment.
Valentine Ogongo, one of the ODM activists who led the residents to the police headquarters, demanded that action be taken against the warders involved in the shootings.
-Daily Nation
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