Kenyan police said Tuesday they had arrested 238 people during violent protests over the cost of living which also saw 31 police officers injured.
Protesters had joined demonstrations in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya on Monday in response to a call by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga for a day of action against the government of President William Ruto.
The inspector general of police, Japhet Koome, said in a statement that 213 people were arrested in Nairobi and 24 officers injured. "The unwarranted day-long standoff that was witnessed in Nairobi and Kisumu amounts to nothing short of violence against police and economic sabotage." Many people are angry that they are struggling despite Ruto pledging to work for the ordinary"hustler" during his campaign for the August election.
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