Police have been forced to lob tear gas at hundreds of protestors who had converged at Central Police Station within the Mombasa CBD.
Learning at the nearby Coast Girls High school was temporarily affected after a tear gas canister landed in the school compound.
Police have been engaging the protestors in running battles.
They are protesting against the Finance Bill 2024 and the high cost of living.
A video seen by the Star on Wednesday showed residents singing and chanting in the Mombasa Central Business District (CBD).
The protests went on amid rains and with police presence.
The residents who are also seen carrying placards are heard singing the song Utawala by hip hop artist Juliani.
"Sita simama maovu ya kitawala. Ufisadi ubinafsi ukabila, kuuza sura hawataki kuuza sera, undugu ni kufaana sita simama maovu ya kitawala," the demonstrating residents are heard singing.
The anti-Finance Bill demos for Mombasa were scheduled for June 19 (today).
Others are scheduled for June 20 in Kisumu and Laikipia among other places.
