Protests as 21-year-old KMTC student is fatally shot in Huruma, Nairobi

Sheryl Adhiambo was shot dead Saturday night/HANDOUT

 A 21-year-old student was shot and killed in unclear circumstances in Huruma area, Nairobi.

Locals said the woman identified as Sheryl Adhiambo was shot dead Saturday night, allegedly by police in Huruma Ngei I, Nairobi.

She was hit by a stray bullet as police pursued a suspected thug in the area.

Her killing has sparked protests where local residents engaged police in running battles overnight up to Sunday morning.

At least three cars were burnt and the local police station was vandalised in the chaos.

Sheryl was a first-year student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), locals said.

She had just finished her exams and was home to help her mum at a fish kiosk when the incident happened. Police said they were investigating the shooting.

Activities came to a halt on Saturday night and Sunday morning as residents protested the shooting of the woman.

Angry residents blocked roads, lit fires, and torched property, including buses and business stalls.

Gangs took advantage of the chaos to loot shops.

Security agencies later moved in to restore calm and shot in the air to be able to remove the body from the scene.

This was after the move removed the body from the primary scene while protesting the killing.

The police managed to remove the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Tension remained high in the area on Sunday, even as police kept patrolling there.

Elsewhere, a woman aged about 30 was found dead on the roadside in Salama, Makueni county.

Police believe she was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene on February 7 along Salama-Nunguni Road.

The body was naked when it was discovered with head injuries.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an identification and autopsy.

No arrest was made over the murder, police said on Sunday amid investigations.

In Oyugis, Homa Bay county, one Dismus Juma, 71, was found dead in a swampy area.

The cause of his death was not immediately established, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary for autopsy.

Locals said he had gone fishing in River Awach but did not return home as anticipated.

The police said they are investigating the incident. His family said he had a history of epilepsy.

They suspect he was attacked while venturing to the area, and because he had no one to attend to him, he died at the scene.

But police said they will know more on the issue after an autopsy is conducted on the body.