2 hours ago The planned protests, mostly mobilised done societal media platforms, are expected to instrumentality spot successful large towns including Nairobi, Mombasa and parts of cardinal Kenya.
Security agencies person heightened surveillance successful large municipality centres up of the protests, with constabulary expected to support a dense beingness successful Nairobi and strategical installations.
Footage from a section TV presumption shows flames and fume rising successful the Githurai country adjacent Nairobi, arsenic protesters lit fires during clashes with police.
Police officers were besides seen firing teardrop state to disperse crowds gathered successful the area. Several radical person been arrested by anti-riot constabulary successful Nairobi, portion trying to entree the city.
Some parents who mislaid children during the 2024 protests person asked the authorities to let them to peacefully retrieve their loved ones.
"We don't privation teardrop state and moving battles successful the streets. We are excessively aged for that," 1 of the parents told journalists successful Nairobi.
Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa joined families of the victims to laic wreath astatine parliament successful honour of those who died during the 2024 demonstations.
Early connected Thursday, constabulary mounted roadblocks on the Thika Super Highway, Mombasa Road, the Nairobi-Namanga Highway successful Athi River, Kenyatta Avenue, Waiyaki Way, Jogoo Road, and different large routes, preventing motorists and pedestrians from accessing the metropolis centre.
Authorities person urged protesters to stay peaceful and debar acts of violence, looting, oregon demolition of property.
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