Human rights organisations have strongly criticised the police for what they call their excessive use of force last Wednesday. More than 50 children were admitted to hospital after tear gas was fired into their classroom in Nairobi.
So far 26 people have been arrested, including Kagan ward MCA.
The opposition called for a series of protests after tax hikes were introduced last month by the government of President William Ruto.
The six were shot following running battles between police and the protestors in Homa Bay Town.
Schools were closed in the capital, Nairobi, the port city of Mombasa and Kisumu, the country’s third-largest city. Nairobi’s city centre was largely deserted with many businesses shut, while police erected checkpoints on roads leading to State House, President William Ruto’s official residence.
Six people have been admitted to the Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds from anti-government protests on Thursday.
Many businesses have remained shut over fears of looting, with people scared of getting caught in violent clashes.
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