Tensions have risen as the east African country approaches the first anniversary of massive Gen Z-led protests sparked by tax rises, which the government has been desperate to avoid this year.
In central Nairobi, the epicentre of last year’s demonstrations, small groups of protesters gathered peacefully, calling for an end to police brutality and the resignation of a senior officer they blame for the death earlier this month.
“The goons attacked us. They overwhelmed us at first,“ Hanifa Adan, one of the leading voices from last year’s demonstrations, told AFP.
Shop owners hastily closed their stores as AFP witnessed police officers firing tear gas into the crowds, and at least one motorbike was set ablaze.
“We see hundreds of paid goons, with whips and weapons, crude weapons, coming to brutalise our people,“ he said.
A helicopter could be seen hovering over the central business district.
Last year’s protests peaked when thousands stormed parliament on June 25.
Rights groups say at least 60 people were killed during the protests in June and July 2024, and dozens more were illegally detained by security forces in the aftermath.
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