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Police teargas schoolchildren in playground

(19 Jan 2015) Kenyan police tear-gassed schoolchildren demonstrating against the removal of their school's playground on Monday, which has been allegedly grabbed by a powerful politician. The students from Langata Road Primary School in Nairobi were in the front line of people pulling down a wall erected around the playground, which has been acquired by a private developer said to be a powerful politician, according to a Kenyan Human rights activist. Primary school children in Kenya are usually between six and 13 years of age. Some children were carried away, writhing in pain, screaming and choking, because of the tear-gas. Police officers later brought dogs to the playground. David Muthengi, a Kenyan musician who was at the protest, said it took "guts" for someone to steal land from a primary school, questioning whether they would be able to justify their actions. Police spokesman Masoud Mwinyi was not available for comment. Elijah Mwangi, who was in charge of the police officers at the school, said he was following orders. Opposition politician Eliud Owalo said last week that the playground had been grabbed to construct a parking lot for the politician's hotel adjacent to the school. Allegations of land seizures by Kenyan officials has become a controversial issue in the country. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...