Protests Turn Chaotic As Anti-Government Demos Continue [Photos]

Kenyans on Tuesday, July 2 returned to the streets to demonstrate against the current Kenya Kwanza government.

The demonstrations which were witnessed across major towns in the country turned chaotic with massive destruction of property witnessed.

In Mombasa City, the anti-government protestors torched at least five vehicles and vandalized the Qafee Point Hotel after the owner shot two protestors.

The shooter was arrested, disarmed, and placed in custody while the two persons who suffered injuries were rushed to the hospital for medical attention. 

In a video seen by Nairobileo.co.ke, irate protestors hurled stones into the hotel while others overturned vehicles before setting them up on fire.

Firefighters from the Mombasa County government were deployed to the scene to extinguish the fire.

Suspected goons also vandalized a Bata shop along Digo Road in Mombasa and looted a few pairs of shoes before a group of men stopped them.

In Waiyaki Way, Nairobi County, the protestors blocked the road with stones and burnt tires rendering the busy highway impassable. 

Anti-riot police officers were forced to lob several teargas canisters at the protestors to disperse them from the road.

In Nairobi CBD, the anti-government protests brought business to a standstill with several shops being closed.

Police officers clashed with the protestors along Tom Mboya street with the police deploying teargas canisters to disperse them.

The protestors lit vehicle tires and blocked the road using stones rendering it impassable. The demos resulted in running battles between the law enforcement and the demonstrators with several of them being arrested and loaded to police vehicles.

The situation was similar in Migori where protestors blocked roads with stones and lit bonfires as they chanted anti-government slogans.

The nationwide anti-government protests resumed despite President William Ruto withdrawing the controversial Finance Bill 2024 and expressing his willingness to engage with the young generation.

However, Tuesday's protests were chaotic and violent as compared to the previous protests by Gen Z and millennials who were advocating for the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024. 

The initial protests were peaceful with the majority of protestors carrying their phones and placards urging the president to reject the Finance Bill which he agreed to withdraw.