This archive report was first published on 25 August 2021.
On August 25, 2021, protests broke out in Kahawa West, Kiambu County, after the Nairobi Metropolitan Services allegedly demolished traders' stalls in the wee hours without giving a prior eviction notice.
Residents, irate over the sudden action, lit bonfires and barricaded the 32-kilometre Eastern Bypass, bringing traffic to a standstill.
Tragically, a middle-aged tuk-tuk driver was shot dead by police as they attempted to repel the protesters.
By 11 am, relative calm had resumed, but the incident has left the community reeling.
