{Kenya\u2019s Interior Minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday.
\nGeneral Joseph Nkaissery\u2019s death comes a month before the country is to hold national polls.
\n}<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce the sudden passing on of Interior CS Retired General Joseph Nkaissery,\u201d Joseph Kinyua, the Chief of Staff and head of the public service, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cGen. Nkaissery passed on at Karen Hospital in Nairobi a few hours after being admitted for a check-up,\u201d he said. The Interior Minister was 67.<\/p>\n
Kenyans will choose their next President, legislators and local representatives on August 8. President Uhuru Kenyatta is running against his long-time rival, opposition leader RailaOdinga.<\/p>\n
Reuters has reported that, some citizens are worried there might be a repeat of violence that followed a disputed 2007 poll, when more than 1,200 people were killed in ethnic clashes and political demonstrations.<\/p>\n
But 2013 polls passed relatively peacefully after Mr. Odinga challenged the results in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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