Police fired tear gas at protesters in Kenya Security forces have been deployed by Kenyan authorities in a number of significant cities at t...

Police fired tear gas at protesters in Kenya

Security forces have been deployed by Kenyan authorities in a number of significant cities at the same time as opposition-organized rallies against the nation's high cost of living have resumed.

As the three-day protest got underway on Wednesday, police in Nairobi, the nation's capital, were attacked by protestors throwing stones and using tear gas.

The capital had few people out and about because so many stores were still closed.

Following government directives, schools were also closed in Nairobi and Mombasa out of concern that the protests might worsen and negatively affect pupils.

In the nation's capital and other locations, protesters have blocked roadways.

Tear gas was deployed by the police in Nakuru to disperse demonstrators who had blocked highways and started fires.