A Kenyan man allegedly set himself on fire as a form of protest against the high cost of living on Thursday afternoon in the coastal city of Mombasa.
He scaled the top of a statue that was situated in the middle of a busy roundabout before setting himself on fire. The man can be seen holding the Kenyan flag in a video that has since gone viral. He shouts, and then, in a flash, he is engulfed in a huge flame.
He was saved by onlookers who quickly assisted in putting out the fire, and he was then taken to the nearby Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.
The unidentified man explained to onlookers that he was protesting the high cost of living and the “stolen” presidential election from the previous year, in which Raila Odinga lost to President William Ruto. The victory was upheld in court which dismissed Mr Odinga’s claims of irregularities.
In recent weeks, police brutally suppressed large-scale protests calling for electoral reforms and an end to inflation in Kenya, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people.
Source-BBC
