The charred body of a 56-year-old man has been found at the Sunbeam building along Mfangano Street in Nairobi following anti-Finance Bill 2024 nationwide protests.
Police say his body was found by workers who were clearing debris from the building in the aftermath of the protests that saw the building set ablaze.
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”Officers rushed to the scene where they found a burnt body of a male adult in one of the rooms on third floor. The body was identified by family members as Mathew Njoroge aged 56yrs,” police said.
Looters who took advantage of the chaos during Tuesday’s anti-finance bill protests ransacked business for the afternoon.
Several people also broke into supermarkets across the city, including Quickmart on Ronald Ngala Street, Carrefour in Nairobi CBD, and Naivas on Moi Avenue.
Shops in Nairobi’s downtown bore the heaviest brunt, with looters ransacking the premises and making away with properties whose worth had not been immediately disclosed.
Cianda Building, located along Ronald Ngala Road, was also vandalized and later set on fire on the evening of Tuesday.
At the same time, the RNG plaza at the edge of Ronald Ngala Street was broken into, and electronics were stolen.
Rioters overran the police and stormed into parliament buildings, setting a section of the senate ablaze after members of parliament passed the controversial bill.
Looters also broke into Uganda House along Kenyatta Avenue and made away with goods of unknown value before setting it on fire.
