Journalists covering protests in Kibera have been forced to leave the area after being attacked and robbed by knife-wielding gangs

The journalists lost available items such as their phones, wallet and photography equipment worth thousands of shillings.

Journalists flee a knife-wielding gang in a Citizen TV vehicle in Kibra, Nairobi. Some of the scribes have lost their phones, wallets and other valuables to the gang #Maandamano pic.twitter.com/22VQjITz4z

On Monday morning around 9:35 a.m., there was unrest in Kibra Constituency after a group of teenagers lit a bonfire at the Olympic stage junction.

The youth were charging at the Olympic stage in Kibra Constituency, preparing to march to Nairobi CBD for the anti-government Azimio la Umoja protests.

All public transportation vehicles in the area have been told to leave.