Protests in Mombasa over the theft of COVID-19 funds have turned chaotic as demonstrators engaged in running battles with police officers.
In pictures shared on social media, a number of demonstrators are captured swindled into police vehicles with teargas lobbied in the air.
According to social media reports, police are currently detaining 7 protesters who were arrested as the fracas ensued.
See more pictures of @NPSOfficial_KE's brutal arrest during a peaceful demo over #Covid19 funds. Mombasa residents are demanding accountability and transparency. #ArrestCovid19Thieves pic.twitter.com/PNjbGlDYcU
— Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) (@MUHURIkenya) August 25, 2020
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Look at how brutal police in Mombasa are disrupting a peaceful demo that is urging accountability, transparency over #covid19 funds.#ArrestCOVID19Thieves @OkoaMombasa pic.twitter.com/tW7hjbE9gv
— Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) (@MUHURIkenya) August 25, 2020
In yet another incidence, the police are seen carrying clubs and dispersing residents who are running for their dear lives.
Look at how brutal police in Mombasa are disrupting a peaceful demo that is urging accountability, transparency over #covid19 funds.#ArrestCOVID19Thieves @OkoaMombasa pic.twitter.com/tW7hjbE9gv
— Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) (@MUHURIkenya) August 25, 2020
The protests commenced yesterday in Kisumu and Nakuru where lobby groups and anti-corruotion agencies came together to demand the arrest and prosecution of those found guilty in misappropriation of COVID-19 funds.
In Kisumu for instance, the protests were mainly peaceful with security agencies deployed to ensure calm.
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Going by the slogan #Arrestcovid-19thieves, the groups also called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to address the nation on the allegations of the stolen funds as well as put up measures that will guarantee transparency and accountability until the culprits are brought to book.