Police have fired teargas canisters at youths who began protesting on Tom Mboya and Kenneth Matiba Streets in Nairobi.
The officers, some in plain clothes, confronted the demonstrators, arresting some of them and bundling them into a waiting police vehicle.
There is a significant deployment of riot police in anticipation of the demonstrations.
Police disperse a group of protesters in Nairobi CBD. pic.twitter.com/GnVQiWxYh2
— Seth Olale (@SethOlale) August 8, 2024
While some officers are strategically stationed, others are patrolling on foot and in trucks.
Police seen Using Live Rounds in Nairobi CBD during today’s Nane Nane Protests!!! pic.twitter.com/OmOv4Izjt4
— The Kenyan Vigilante (@KenyanSays) August 8, 2024
Police order Java Kimathi Street closed claiming protesters were meeting there.
More running battles between police and #NaneNaneMarch protestors in Nairobi CBD. pic.twitter.com/T3WvVOjyvH
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) August 8, 2024
Live bullets are already being used. Nairobi CBD. #NaneNaneMarch #NaneNane pic.twitter.com/JXY06o57hh
— BRAVIN YURI (@BravinYuri) August 8, 2024