Kenya police open fire on charging crowd of protesters in Nairobi


A riot police officer fires tear gas during clashes with demonstrators at the "Saba Saba People's March" anti-government protest in Nairobi, Kenya July 7, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police opened fire on a charging crowd of protesters in Nairobi on Monday, a Reuters reporter said, with one man subsequently seen lying motionless on the road with a visible bloodied wound.

(Reporting by Edwin Okoth; Writing by Hereward HollandEditing by Bate Felix)

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