There was drama in Mathare Area after a plain clothes police officer dramatically arrested protester, pulled him to the police lorry.
This comes as more officers have been deployed at Mathare as the situation escalates following the shooting of two people.
Watch the video below:
Plain clothes police officer dramatically arrests protester in Mathare
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Earlier, anti-riot police officers switched to firing shots as they ran out of tear gas to disperse Azimio protesters.
In Nakuru’s Shabaab area, police have had to ask for reinforcements due to the surging number of protesters.
More anti-riot police officers have arrived to try and restore calm.
Nakuru protests
In other news, one person has died during Wednesday’s anti-government protests in Nakuru.
The man, who is yet to be identified, was allegedly shot through his eye at Stima line in Nakuru town West during protests.