肯尼亚警方枪杀两名要求重新大选的反对派

Kenyan Police Kill Two as Opposition¹ Protests Presidential Revote

Police in Western Kenya have killed two people during a protest against the planned revote of August’s presidential election.

The violence took place in Siaya County. The police chief of Bondo said three others were injured with gunshot wounds.

Police used tear gas to break up demonstrations² that were defying a ban on protests in Kenya’s three major cities, including the capital, Nairobi.

Kenya’s electoral commission, the IEBC, decided³ this week that the repeat presidential election will take place on October 26.

Opposition candidate Raila Odinga and his coalition⁴ withdrew from that election earlier this week. They hope the move would lead to the cancelation of the election and new candidate nominations⁵.

Odinga cited a Supreme⁶ Court decision in 2013 that says a withdrawal⁷ must lead to the cancelation of the race.

The IEBC said that it cannot force a candidate to take part in an election. But it said Odinga did not submit the official document needed to remove his name, but only sent a letter.

The protest ban came after the opposition party promised to hold demonstrations to demand changes in election procedures.

Interior Minister Fred Matiangi released the order on Thursday. It bars protests in central Mombassa, Kisumu and Nairobi. The order said there was a “clear, present and imminent⁸ danger of breach⁹ of peace.”

Peaceful demonstrations are permitted by Kenya’s constitution. But Matiangi said he would not accept those who “destroy property and businesses of innocent people.”

Matiangi said it was the responsibility of the opposition to follow the law unless it meant to hurt innocent people.

Thousands of protestors demonstrated on the streets of Nairobi Wednesday, one day after Odinga announced he would not take part in the re-vote.

In September, the Supreme Court cancelled the results of the August 8 election after charges of problems with the vote counting. The high court required that new elections take place within 60 days.

I’m Susan Shand.

Words in This Story

cite - v. to mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion.

procedures –n.

imminent - adj. happening very soon

breach - v. a failure to do what is required by a law, an agreement.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

6 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

7 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

9 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。