A Kenyan police officer has been arrested over the shooting of an unarmed civilian on Tuesday during protests in the capital Nairobi touched off by the death of a blogger in police custody, a police spokesperson said.

Kenyan police have shot an apparent bystander at close range during the latest protests over the killing of a blogger in custody earlier this month

A protester runs to kick a tear gas canister during a demonstration over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police fired teargas at protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday,