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Uneasy calm in Western, Coast and Nyanza as protesters keep off streets

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Anti-riot police officers arrest one of the protesters during the Nane Nane anti-government demonstrations in Githurai Nairobi on August 8, 2024. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Several towns across the country experienced relative calm despite protests in some regions.

The planned Nane Nane protests in Nyanza, Western, Rift Valley, Mt Kenya and the Coast failed to take off.

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