Police on Tuesday engaged protesters in running battles as they tried to march towards Mombasa road, ostensibly to head to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The group had assembled at the Nairobi Central Business District before they started walking towards Haile Selassie Avenue and later Uhuru High Way to eventually enter the Mombasa Road.
But police swiftly responded to the plan and hurled teargas to disperse the crowd.
Initially, reports on social media claimed protesters were to occupy the JKIA.
Police mounted heavy security at the airport barricading roads leading to the airport and conducted thorough inspections on users of the routes.