Mr. Wine, a pop star turned politician who ran for president, is in the hospital, but his injuries are not life-threatening, one of his lawyers said.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a long-distance runner who competed in the Olympic marathon in Paris, is in critical condition after a man poured gas on her and set her on fire, police in Kenya said.

The government said that at least 24 inmates had been shot dead as they attempted to escape from Makala Central Prison, which rights organizations have long warned is dangerously overcrowded.