Fire Guts Homes, Schools In Mathare As Youths Protest (Photos)

Mathare Slums on Fire. [Courtesy]

A section of Mathare slums is on fire after a police officer dispersing protesting youths threw a burning tyre at a nearby house.

A couple of homes in Mabatini area caught fire as well as two private schools; Maji Mazuri Primary School and Abundant Life School.

The youths were demonstrating against the authorities crackdown on illicit brew also known as chang’aa.

“When the police were trying to put off the fire, one officer accidentally threw a burning trye at a nearby house which immediately caught fire,” an eye witness told the blog.

Reports also indicate that the protests are still ongoing along Juja Road.

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