How to stay safe if you get caught up in protests

A group of women walk past anti-riot police officers during anti-government protests in Mathare slums, Nairobi, on July 20, 2023. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Kenya, like many nations worldwide, has been rocked by a wave of protests these past few months, and things don't seem to be easing up anytime following calls for demonstrations by opposition leaders.

And while demonstrations are meant to be peaceful, there have been cases when unscrupulous people hijack peaceful protests and endanger the lives of both protesters and passersby.