By CYRUS OMBATI
A man was Friday morning killed when council Askaris demolished several kiosks in Nairobi's Kangemi area along Waiyaki Way.
It is believed the deceased was crushed by a council bulldozer that was flattening the structures.
Nairobi police boss Benson Kibui said the deceased was a guard at the site and its believed he tried to stop the exercise when he was run over by one of the vehicles there.
"The body has been found in the rubles and we think he was killed by the grader as it flattened the structures. We are investigating," said Kibui.
Police clashed with a group of traders in the area who were protesting the demolition of their kiosks by the council Askaris.
The council officials had at about 3 am demolished the kiosks saying they are illegal and pose a security threat. When the traders arrived there in the morning they found their places of operation flattened which prompted a protest with them blocking the main highway. Police were forced to fire to the air to disperse the traders. Tension remained high there with possibilities of more clashes but armed police were on standby.
This is not the first time that the traders are being evicted from the site. At least three people have been killed in similar evictions in the area in the past.
