Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters 

• FRANCE 24 English

Police in Kenya clashed with anti-government protesters Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, during a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition leader. Opposition lawmakers marched to the president's office, in the central business district, to present a petition. Police dispersed them with tear gas.

In Pics: Kenya Opposition Protests

The fresh round of demonstrations in Kenya demanded action to tackle the cost of living and reforms to the electoral commission that oversaw last year's election that was won by President William Ruto.

Photos: AP/Ben Curtis

UPDATED: 03 MAY 2023 

A truck burns after opposition protesters set fire to it after failing to open the container it was transporting, during clashes in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyan riot police fire a tear gas grenade during clashes with rock-throwing opposition protesters in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.


Kenyan riot police react as a tear gas grenade they threw explodes next to them, during clashes with rock-throwing opposition protesters in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.

A protestor burns tyres to block the road on the outskirts of Nairobi. Police in Kenya clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital, Nairobi, in a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition leader.

A policeman walks past a minibus that was burned and its passengers robbed during clashes near the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.



An opposition protester throws a tear gas grenade back at police during clashes in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya

Onlookers gather on an overpass to watch as opposition protesters clash with police in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.


Opposition protesters throw rocks at riot police during clashes in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.


An opposition protester throws rocks at riot police, in front of a cloud of tear gas, during clashes in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.

An opposition protester throws a rock at a passing vehicle during clashes in the Kibera slum of the capital Nairobi, Kenya

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