Activists and the father of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by police during the country's latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in custody are demanding accountability.

The family of a Kenyan civilian who was shot by police during the latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in police custody on Wednesday demanded accountability for the violence. (AP video: Moses Ndungu,

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.