Anti-government protests resumed on Tuesday, July 2, as many Kenyans across the country took to the streets to demonstrate.
In Nairobi, the situation on many streets in the city was calm in the morning hours, with a heavy presence of anti-riot police officers patrolling the CBD.
However, the protests gained momentum with time, and in photos and videos seen by Nairobi Leo, a number of the protestors were on site as they recorded scenes using their mobile phones.
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Police lobbed tear gas canisters in some of the streets in Nairobi to disperse the protestors, even after the High Court issued a temporary ban on the use of tear gas, water cannons, and live ammunition on protestors.
Along Waiyaki Way, there was no traffic flow in some parts as protestors blocked a section of the highway using stones.
Anti-riot police officers were seen engaging the protestors and dispersing tear gas canisters.
In Migori, the situation was dire as protestors blocked roads with stones and lit bonfires as they chanted anti-government slogans.
The protestors occupied the town's CBD in large numbers, bringing business to a standstill.
In Kisumu, anti-riot police officers were heavily deployed in many streets and roads in the city to contain protestors.
Hundreds of protestors were seen on the streets, with some of them having confrontations with law enforcement officers.
In Mombasa, protestors marched across major streets of the city while chanting as police officers kept a closer watch on them.
The Head of State said on Sunday, June 30, that he was ready to engage with the young generation and listen to their demands.
