Kiamaiko Protests: 1 Shot Dead, House Torched As Police Clash With Rowdy Youth

• One person was killed in Nairobi's Kiamaiko area on Tuesday, July 26, after clashes between civilians and the police
• Residents took on the law enforcement agents after they allegedly shot the victim as they traced a lost motorcycle
• Several roads adjoining Kiamaiko were barricaded by the residents who were protesting the killing

Nairobi - Clashes were witnessed in the Kiamaiko area at the city's periphery on Tuesday, July 25, leaving one person dead.

According to sources, a contingent of law enforcement agents tracing a stolen boda boda faced resistance from the youths in the area.

The residents are said to have attacked the officers with stones prompting them to retaliate by opening fire.

One person was fatally shot.

This compounded the situation as the residents took to the streets to protest the death.

The chaos spilt over to Outering Road, Juja Road and adjacent roads that the protesters barricaded while protesting the killing of one of their own.

Police officer allegedly kills Nakuru man over Mpesa transaction

Previously, a police officer was accused of killing a man he suspected had reversed a KSh 350 Mpesa money transaction after being served with alcohol.

A security guard based in Nakuru stated that despite the victim being unarmed, Police Constable Isaac Lekachuma, was intent on killing him.

Testifying before Nakuru High Court Judge Heston Nyaga, guard Wesley Kirui, stationed at Salgaa Trading Centre in Rongai, revealed that Lekachuma shot Emmanuel Makokha in the chest.

The gunshot wound led to the immediate death of the victim.

Kirui also disclosed that Makokha, while attempting to evade the officer, sought refuge behind him, in a futile attempt to save himself.

Lekachuma, who served at Rongai Administration Police Post, was later interdicted.

The witness added that at some point, he too felt his life was in danger when he spotted the officer trying to shoot towards him.

In a split-second decision, he slipped from his jacket and ran away, leaving Makokha with the jacket.

Court documents indicated that the events which took place on the evening of October 2, 2017 started after the deceased reportedly bought alcohol at a local pub in Salgaa.

He is said to have paid and then reversed the KSh 350 bill, prompting the owner to lodge a complaint at the police station.

After making the report, the officers told the woman to inform them once she spotted Makokha, an instruction she followed on the would-be fateful day.