Houses in Kawangware set ablaze by gangs on October 27. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]
Police were on Friday evening forced to intervene as two armed gangs clashed in Kawangware over what is though to be political division.
The officers came in as the gangs attacked each other and attempted to loot from shops in the Kawangware 56 area.
A man rushes for water to put out fire in Kawangware, Nairobi, on October 27, 2017. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]
According to Nation, three people were killed and primary school children injured on their way home from school.
Anti-riot police officers disperse rioters in Kawangware, Nairobi, on October 27, 2017. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]A timely intervention by Nairobi firefighters saw Waiyaki Way supermarket saved from destruction.
"Had it not been for the fire engines, we would be talking of massive losses. The fire was huge but they have been able to manage it before spreading," a witness said.
Shops burning in Kawangware 56 after rival gangs set them ablaze. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]