Acting Inspector General Douglas Kanja now says that investigations have revealed that goons disguised as protesters were paid to cause chaos in areas affected by protests.
According to Kanja, these hired goons were from a different place.
He said some of them engaged in looting while others destroyed property belonging to innocent and hardworking Kenyans.
"Our preliminary investigations indicate that some goons disguising as protestors were hired from elsewhere to cause chaos in some of the affected areas where looting and destruction of property were witnessed," Kanja said on Wednesday.
He said the affected areas were the Nairobi CBD around Kimathi Street, Archives, North Airport Road, Pipeline area, Roysambu and Kakamega Town.
The Acting IG, however, assured Kenyans that the police have expedited investigations into the 'skirmishes'.
He said that once done, the perpetrators will face the law.
"We wish to assure the public that the ongoing investigations into these and related matters will be speedy, thorough and those found culpable will face the full force of the law."
His remarks came after Tuesday protests where Gen Z planned to occupy the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
However, that was not to be as security was beefed up around the the main entrance points to the airport.
This saw the protests mainly take place in the Nairobi Central Business district where only a few instances of police engaging the protesters were reported.
The security officers led by Nairobi Regional Commander, Adamson Bungei also made efforts to dialogue with the youthful anti-government protesters.
A section of the youths tried staging a walk toward Mombasa Road heading towards JKIA but were stopped by police before they could make it out of Uhuru Highway.
Most businesses in the city, however, remained closed all day over fears of looting.
Kanja had earlier on Tuesday warned against any attempt to breach security to occupy JKIA.
