NAIROBI, Kenya – Protesters and anti-riot police officers have once again clashed as Kenyans took to the streets to protest against the ruling Kenya Kwanza demonstration.
In Nairobi, the police were forced to fire tear gas to disperse protesters who attempted to access Central Police Station, where blogger Albert Ojwang died in custody
The protesters, in their thousands, chanted anti-government slogans as they marched along Moi Avenue towards the Central Police Station.
Why protestors attempted to storm the Central Police Station
Addressing journalists outside the station, Booker Ngesa Omole, the General Secretary of The Communist Party Marxist Kenya, said they were out in the streets to demand justice for all victims of police brutality.
“We are here at the Central Police Station where our comrade Albert Ojwang’ was murdered. We have come here to the police station to remind them that never again will the police kill young people. This must stop. Justice to Albert Ojwang’,” said Omole.
In his own words, The Communist Party Marxist Kenya SG went on:
“To President William Ruto and his puppets, we want to remind them that the power belongs to the people. As young people, we want to make sure that we bring justice back to this country. Today, we shall march the whole day to demand justice, and this country must fail.”
Earlier, Hussein Khalid, a Human rights activist, lawyer and CEO of VOCAL Africa, was working to empower African communities to understand and defend their rights across the continent, observed that there is a rogue police service in Kenya which must be changed.
“Since the brutal murder of Albert Ojwang’ at Central Police Station, there have been over 20 other reported cases of police killings! This is according to IPOA chairperson Ahmed Isaak. On average, one Kenyan is killed daily by the police,” the activist lamented.
How the anti-government protests are going on in Kitengela
Meanwhile, anti-riot police officers have had a very difficult time trying to contain protesters who took to the streets in Kitengela to demonstrate against the government.
In a now-viral video, the officers could be seen trying to clear roads which the protestors had barricaded using stones and bonfires
“Kitengela is one of the most challenging places to contain protests once people take to the streets. One moment, the road is packed with demonstrators. Next, it’s deserted only for the crowd to regroup minutes later in a different location,” said X user Ole Teya.
