A shocking video that has gone viral on social media shows a man setting himself on fire in Mombasa, Kenya, to protest the high cost of living. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon at the Jomo Kenyatta Roundabout in the Mwembe Tayari area of the coastal city.

The man, who has been identified as Robert Kioko, a 28-year-old engineering student, climbed to the top of a concrete structure in the middle of the roundabout, holding a Kenyan flag in his left hand. He then poured paraffin on his clothes and lit a match, engulfing himself in flames. He fell to the ground as bystanders screamed and rushed to help him.

https://www.citizen.digital/news/confusion-and-panic-as-man-sets-himself-on-fire-in-mombasa-n325685

Kioko survived the ordeal but sustained severe burns on his back, hands and thighs. He was taken to the Coast General Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. According to witnesses, he kept shouting that he was not a thief and that he was protesting because Raila Odinga's victory in the last presidential election was stolen.

Odinga, the leader of the opposition coalition NASA, has claimed that the election held on August 8 was rigged in favor of President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was declared the winner by the electoral commission. Odinga has rejected the results and vowed to challenge them in court. He has also called for peaceful demonstrations and civil disobedience to demand justice.

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