Anti-government protesters in Kenya have returned to the streets stepping up demands for President William Ruto to resign, despite his recent concessions.
One man has been shot dead during a confrontation between protesters and security forces on the outskirts of the capital, a BBC reporter on the ground says.
In central Nairobi, shops have been closed as police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators.
The protests began last month against an unpopular tax bill, which has since been withdrawn by the president.
But they have continued, morphing into broader anger over bad governance, corruption, and police accountability over the deaths of dozens of demonstrators at recent rallies.
Last week, President Ruto called for a “dialogue” as he fired his entire cabinet and the head of the police force resigned.
A crowd carried the body of the demonstrator killed on Tuesday in Kitengela, in southern Nairobi, to a nearby police station. The police force has not commented on the man’s death.
The protesters chanted “Ruto must go”, lit fires on the road, and threw stones as they clashed with the police, a BBC reporter at the scene says.
Chaotic scenes were also witnessed in other parts of the country, including in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Nyeri.
A reporter for Kenyan television station K24 has also been badly injured by a bullet whilst covering the protests in Nakuru. She was shot in the thigh and has been taken to hospital for treatment.
