Policewomen stand guard outside the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) headquarters during a protest by supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga in Kisumu, Kenya, October 25, 2017

Opposition supporters carried tree trunks to barricade streets as they vowed to prevent the election from taking place:

Supporters of National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Odinga carry a trunk to barricade a street as they demonstrate in the streets on the boycott of the upcoming elections on October 24, 2017 in Kisumu, Kenya.

Kisumu governor Anyang Nyongo addressed the protesters outside the IEBC offices. He was earlier quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that "people are entitled to rebel" if the government "subverts the sovereign will of the people".