- Youth fatally shot by police during protests in Ol Kalou
- Protesters responded by setting the Ol Kalou police station on fire
- The body of the victim was carried back to the station in defiance
- Two others injured in Nyahururu gunfire
- Protesters nearly overran Nairobi’s Central Police Station
- Police buildings in Embakasi, Thika, and Kikuyu were also attacked
- Public anger grows over continued police brutality
Tensions boiled over in Ol Kalou on Wednesday after a young protester was reportedly gunned down during peaceful demonstrations. Witnesses say the young man, said to be in his early twenties, was shot in the chest at close range by a police officer while marching peacefully with others.
“He was with us, we saw everything,” one protester, James Macharia, told reporters. “We rushed him to J.M. Kariuki Hospital, but it was too late — he was already gone.”
A Grim Symbolic Protest: Police Station Burnt
In an act of defiance and heartbreak, furious demonstrators carried the body back to the police station responsible for the officer involved. Moments later, the station was set ablaze. Authorities say no detainees were harmed in the fire.
The sight of the burned-out station quickly became a symbol of the deep anger building across Kenya, especially among the youth.
Gunfire in Nyahururu and Police Clash in Nairobi
Elsewhere, violence flared in Nyahururu, where two people suffered gunshot wounds and were rushed to the hospital. Attempts to get comments from County Commissioner Jardesa Abdirisack went unanswered.
In Nairobi, protesters made a bold attempt to storm the Central Police Station, where Albert Ojwang, a teacher and blogger, died earlier this month in custody. However, riot police quickly repelled the crowd using tear gas and barricades.
In Embakasi, a police post was burned down by furious locals. In Thika, part of the Makongeni Police Station was vandalised and torched. Over in Kikuyu, angry demonstrators damaged sections of the Kikuyu Law Courts, which also house MP Kimani Ichung’wah’s constituency office.
Each incident is adding to a growing list of state installations being targeted — a clear warning sign of public frustration hitting a dangerous high.
As scenes of destruction and mourning continue across Kenya, pressure is mounting on the government to address systemic police violence and implement deep reforms in the security sector.
The pain is real, the fury is rising, and the message from the streets is loud: enough is enough.
