Four people were Thursday, May 25 shot dead after rowdy youth demonstrating against insecurity at the Isebania border, Migori County stormed a local police station.
Police said the group attacked and tried to overrun the Isebania police station in anger over insecurity.
Migori police boss Mark Wanjala said three police officers were injured in the chaos.
He said a group mainly consisting of mourners had attempted to torch Isebania Police Station.
He said the group was pretending to be mourners and were armed with stones and other crude weapons when they stormed the station engaging police in running battles that forced the officers to use live bullets.
Police said the protestors attempted to free suspects in police custody and also targeted the armory forcing police officers to gun down four of them.
The unrest began when a group of protestors stormed the station carrying the body of Moses Mwangi, one of the victims of insecurity.
They had picked up the body from the local mortuary before heading to the station where chaos broke out.
The deceased businessman in the area was murdered by robbers about a week ago.
The bodies of the four plus that of Mwangi were moved to a local mortuary
It was the second time the group was attacking the station.
On May 20, at least 12 police officers were injured when a group of protesters raided the station Isebania Township near the Kenya-Tanzania border.
The locals were protesting the shooting and killing of Mwangi in the area.
Police said Mwangi had been killed by unknown people in an attack.
Police said then the protesters were armed with stones and twigs when they stormed there prompting anti-riot officers to use teargas canisters to disperse them.
The officers also used live bullets and blank ones as they came under attack by a hail of stones.
During the incident, two police vehicles were damaged.
The matter is under investigation. No arrest has been made over the murder of the businessman and police said they are still investigating the case.
