Kenya’s police chief resigns following criticism over protests

NAIROBI, July 12 (Reuters) – Kenya’s President William Ruto has accepted the resignation of Japhet Koome as the country’s police chief, the presidency said on Friday.

Koome’s resignation followed intense criticism of police conduct during youth-led protests in recent weeks, in which at least 39 people were killed. (Reporting by Humphrey Malalo, Writing by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Aaron Ross)

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