NTV journalist Ibrahim Karanja confronted a police officer captured on live TV while beating up protesters.
The incident occurred around 12:40 pm on Thursday, June 20, as the journalist covered the protests outside Nation Center along Kimathi Street in Nairobi.
A clip, which was later shared by the outlet on its social media platforms showed the journalist addressing the camera as police ran towards the protesters.
Shortly after, he announced that one of the police officers was beating up a protester before rushing towards the direction.
"There is a police beating up (a protester)... Why are you beating people? No no no. That is wrong. He is beating up protesters," he said while chasing after the officer.
It is, however, not clear whether anyone was injured during the police encounter along the busy street.
Nationwide, protesters turned out in numbers to protest the Finance Bill 2024 even as members of Parliament debated the bill ahead of the voting exercise on Thursday evening.
The protesters thronged the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu as well as other towns including Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, and Nakuru among others.
Dominated by Gen Zs, the protesters expressed their dissatisfaction with the state's changes to the bill and are adamant that the entire proposal be rejected.
During the protests that kicked off in the morning, chaos erupted in NAIROBI forcing police to lob teargas at demonstrators, most of whom insisted that they were peaceful.
Police officers employed batons, water cannons, and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds in different locations.
Live images online depict significant damage to vehicles while the extent of damages to property remains unknown.
