Police in Nairobi have lobbed teargas to disperse protesting youths along Kimathi Street.
The youths had gathered on the street just outside the building that houses the Nation Media Group. They were chanting anti-Ruto slogans.
They continued with their chants as anti-riot police closely watched them for a while.
Another contingent of police officers arrived and lobbed teargas at the protesting youth who then ran for safety.
In a video seen by the Star, the police lobbed the teargas and turned their vehicles towards the direction most of the protesters ran towards before stopping.
Tuesday is the fifth day of the nationwide anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests.
They started on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, and were very peaceful.
The subsequent protests have been marked with chaos and looting as well as deaths, in instances where police have been forced to use live bullets.
The protests also saw a section of them overpower police manning the Parliament building and went on to vandalise a section of it and torched another section.
On Tuesday morning, there was heavy police presence in the CBD as many shops remained closed.
Tension remained high in Nairobi as critical infrastructure such as Parliament, the Supreme Court and Kenyatta International Convention Centre remain heavily guarded.
Key roads leading to these institutions remain closed.
As protests across the country began, youths in Nairobi gathered at the National Archives.
The protesting youths could be heard chanting anti-Ruto slogans in the city centre.
This comes even as President William Ruto has called for dialogue with the youths later this week.
The President has also agreed to do away with some of the offices they want abolished and cut down on government expenditure.
