Police say at least five officers were injured in last Friday’s Saba Saba protests in Nairobi.
Police shot and killed at least six people in separate incidents in Kisii, Migori, and Kisumu.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki confirmed police shot and killed six people in the protests.
“Last Friday, during the mass protests, six people were killed and others injured, including security officers. Freedom of association and the right to demonstrate/picket do not include the right to cause mayhem and loot property.”
“On Wednesday, anyone threatening to make the country ungovernable through mayhem, looting, chaos, and bloodshed will be dealt with firmly and decisively, in accordance with the law,” he said.
The organisers of the event have insisted it was the police who provoked the situation to turn violent.
The protests were called to mark Saba Saba, which is associated with the country's struggle for a multiparty system.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority says they are investigating the shooting incidents that were reported.
More than 100 people were arrested in the countrywide protests. The courts later released them.
The officers were injured in Kamkunji area where protesters clashed with police.
This was as they left the historic Kamkunji grounds and tried to access the Central Business District, police say.
The injured officers include an inspector, a sergeant, a corporal, and constables.
During the incident two police motor vehicles- a Toyota Land cruiser and Ranger- had their windscreens smashed.
The injured officers were treated in hospital and discharged.
The drama saw opposition leaders led by Raila Odinga access the CBD and leave amid police push.
The police action has divided government officials with some feeling police were using excessive force on the protesters.
Some government officials felt the protesters could have been left to march through the streets under police guidance rather than disperse them.
Officials are discussing the mode of the police operations in the subsequent protests, if any.
More protests are planned for Wednesday, July 12 over the high cost of living and are likely to be joined by long-distance drivers and taxi hailing companies who are opposing a newly introduced law.
