People fall into a stampede as they jostle to attend the inauguration of Kenya's President William Ruto, before his swearing-in ceremony at the Moi International Stadium Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Several people were injured on Tuesday in a crush at the gate of the stadium in Kenya's capital where Deputy President William Ruto will be sworn in as president, medical officials said.
Video broadcast on Kenyan television showed people being tended to by medics after being injured in the crush outside Nairobi's 60,000-seat Kasarani Sports Centre.
Mama Lucy hospital received several patients injured in the crush, said Joseph Mbithi from the emergency unit, adding that they were all in stable condition.
People fall into a stampede as they jostle to attend the inauguration of Kenya's President William Ruto, before his swearing-in ceremony at the Moi International Stadium Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
A dispatcher for St John's Ambulance service said that ambulances had taken several wounded people to at least three hospitals but that he did not have more details.
The stadium was packed by 5 a.m. with Ruto's supporters. The National Police Service said in a tweet that the stadium was full and asked that no one else try to come.
People assist a woman injured in a stampede while jostling to attend the inauguration of Kenya's President William Ruto, before his swearing-in ceremony at the Moi International Stadium Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
(Reporting by Aaron Ross, Katharine Houreld and George Obulutsa; Editing by Alison Williams)
People assist a man injured in a stampede as they jostle to attend the inauguration of Kenya's President William Ruto before his swearing-in ceremony at the Moi International Stadium Kasarani, in Nairobi, Kenya September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaA man runs past riot police as they attempt to control people jostling to attend the inauguration of Kenya's President William Ruto before his swearing-in ceremony at the Moi International Stadium Kasarani, in Nairobi, Kenya September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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