Kenyan protesters have clashed with club-carrying young men, believed to be loyal to the government, in the centre of the capital, Nairobi. The demonstration, held in the wake of the death in custody 10 days ago of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang, was called to demand the sacking of a top police officer.

The shooting in one of Nairobi's busiest streets outraged many Kenyans who have long witnessed officers abusing protesters and bystanders. Human rights groups are concerned about the rising lawlessness in Kenya.

A Kenyan police officer has been arrested over the shooting of an unarmed civilian on Tuesday during protests in the capital Nairobi touched off by the death of a blogger in police custody, a police spokesperson said.

Demonstrators take to the streets in Kenya's capitol over the suspicious death of a popular blogger in police custody — a flashpoint of outrage in a country still reeling from last year's deadly crackdown on anti-tax protests.

Security forces and hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs clashed with protesters in Kenya on Tuesday, leaving at least nine injured, as they demonstrated against the killing of a man in police custody .

Protesters demanding justice for a man who died in police custody were beaten by mobs armed with whips while police stood by in central Nairobi.

Hundreds of protesters were spread in small groups across Nairobi's business district, some throwing rocks at police who fired back with tear gas.

A Kenyan vendor in Nairobi CBD has been shot dead by a police officer during protests calling for justice over the death of teacher Albert Ojwang. In multiple videos shared online, two officers are seen approaching the man who was standing on the sidewalk along the streets.