Teargas As Police Engage Protesters In Running Battles
There is a standoff between police officers and protesters in the Nairobi CBD as demonstrations called by Azimio la Umoja kicked off.
Police have been engaged in running battles as they lob teargas to disperse protesters across the city.
At around 10.00 am, a delegation of Azimio MPs led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna stormed the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
The senator and the protesters scampered as teargas was lobbed, with those who had started gathering outside KICC also taking cover.
A similar situation has been witnessed in Kibra Constituency, where protesters barricaded roads and hurled stones at police officers who had been deployed there. Kibra is one of the strongholds of Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
Armoured police vehicles and...