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Ukambani: Police clash with protestors as one killed in Makueni

Protestors at Mutomo town in Kitui County during anti-government demonstrations on July 2, 2024. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

Violent clashes erupted at Mutomo town in Kitui county on Tuesday when the Gen Z protestors clashed with the police, forcing business people to hurriedly close shop.

The angry youths, waving placards stormed Mutomo town and chanted anti-government slogans, with some demanding an apology from the area MP Rachael Kaki Nyamai (Jubilee) who voted in support of the rejected Finance Bill.

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