Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannons on Monday at supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who threw stones during the second week of protests against the government and rising food prices. Clashes erupted as Odinga's convoy passed through a neighborhood in the capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of supporters gathered around the convoy in the Kawangware area, chanting "Ruto must go," referring to President William Ruto, according to Reuters. Odinga aims to channel dissatisfaction over significant inflation into a sustained movement against the president. He has vowed to continue protests every Monday and Thursday despite a police ban on demonstrations.
Vandals damaged property belonging to Odinga's family and properties owned by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who supported Odinga in last year's elections, Kenyan media reported, while Odinga's spokesperson, Dennis Onyango, accused the government of sending the attackers. In Kisumu, near Odinga's ancestral home, one person was shot dead during the protests, according to a worker at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital, who did not specify who fired the shot. An unnamed employee stated, "His body was thrown in front of the hospital." However, Kisumu County Police Chief Alphonce Wambua denied any knowledge of fatalities from gunfire. The Kenyan Independent Policing Oversight Authority announced it would investigate five incidents nationwide in which police officers were reported to have injured protesters, including the death of one individual in Kisumu.
Northlands, a farm associated with Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta's family, is on fire. Looters descended on the farm Monday afternoon and stole livestock.
