Protesters lit fires and placed stones on the Thika Superhighway at Githurai 45.
The busy Thika SuperHighway in Nairobi Kenya was blocked at Githurai 45 station on Tuesday morning as protesting residents lit fires and threw stones at police officers attempting to clear the road.
Police lobbed tear gas at the rowdy mobs, who burnt tyres and placed stones on the multi-lane highway, including the overpass.
Motorists avoided the road, which was rendered impassable, and matatus plying the Githurai 45 route were all grounded. IT took me almost three hours to cover a distance of less than 10 kms to my work place.
The cause of demostration;-
The residents were protesting the arrest of a police officer, Titus Musila, alias Katitu, who is alleged to have shot dead a crime suspect in the area.
They said the Flying Squad officer had helped improve security in the area and, therefore, should not have been arrested for helping to fight crime.
Kasarani police division commander Augustine Thumbi confirmed that the officer had been arrested on suspicion of murder and was charged in court last week.
The residents were protesting the arrest of a police officer, Titus Musila, alias Katitu, who is alleged to have shot dead a crime suspect in the area.
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