Kenyan police clash with demonstrators as major roads blocked

Demonstrators gesture towards riot police during Picture: Brian Inganga/AP

Police in Kenya have clashed with demonstrators during anti-government protests as the authorities blocked major roads leading into the capital, Nairobi, and most businesses closed.

Protesters lit bonfires and hurled stones at police at roadblocks while officers fired and hurled teargas canisters, injuring one demonstrator.