Kisumu saba saba protestors marching towards the Central Business District(CBD) were dispersed by police on Friday in protests replicated in Nairobi, Kisii, Mombasa and other towns.
Boda boda riders were among the group who started the march in Kondele on Jomo Kenyatta Highway.
They avoided any confrontation as they drove through three police checkpoints.
At Patel's Flat, Bus Terminus, and Kisumu Boy's roundabout, anti-riot police were posted.
Without any provocation, they let the protesters pass.
Dr Mathews Owili, the deputy governor of Kisumu, the members of parliament for Nyakach and Seme, as well as other MCAs led the demonstration.
The demonstrators were redirected from the CBD to Oginga Odinga Street because some insisted on marching toward the Kisumu State Lodge.
But as they marched along Oginga Odinga Street, plain cloth police officers in a civilian vehicle hurled teargas, prompting the protestors to retaliate by throwing stones.
More teargas disrupted what appeared to be a peaceful protest ever in Kisumu in the recent past.
The leaders later converged along Kisumu Nairobi Highway, marching with a handful of protestors towards the Nyamasaria area.
They were later dispersed and engaged police in a cat-and-mouse chase for most of the day.
No casualty was reported by noon.
