Nationwide protests in pictures

Transport and businesses in major towns across the country were paralysed on Wednesday, July 12, as protestors took to the streets.

Protestors in Kisumu lit bonfires on major roads to demonstrate over the high cost of living.

Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) halted their services leaving passengers stranded.

Police officers patrol along the Kisii-Migori highway, remove stones thrown on the road during anti-government protests

Pictures: Sammy Omingo#MaandamanoWednesday pic.twitter.com/SEra8DQLBN

— KTN News (@KTNNewsKE) July 12, 2023

In some parts of the country, hundreds of residents had to walk to work as PSVs that risked their usual commute were stopped and passengers asked to alight along the way for fear of retaliation.

Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were led residents in a peaceful demonstration in Oyugis town in Homa Bay County.

Hundreds of motorists using the Expressway were stranded at the Mlolongo exit after rowdy youths vandalised a section of the road.

Rowdy youth in Mlolongo protest as they vandalize the express-way barrier.#MaandamanoWednesday pic.twitter.com/xgtxh6Z4Ny

— KTN News (@KTNNewsKE) July 12, 2023

The toll stations were also temporarily closed at the Mlolongo, Syokimau, and SGR stations following the fracas.

One person is also feared dead and another was injured as police engage protesters who torched a police vehicle in Emali on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.