At least 16 people killed and 400 injured in Kenyan protests

Police clashed with people marching in Nairobi and other areas to honour those killed in protests last year

At least 16 people have been killed and 400 injured in Kenya as a nationwide demonstration to honour those killed during last year's anti-government protests turned chaotic, with police clashing with protesters in different parts of the country.

Amnesty Kenya's executive director, Irng Houghton, said the death toll had been verified by the government-funded Kenya national commission on human rights. Most were killed by police," he said.