A Kenyan man was so determined to end it all that he set himself on fire in the coastal city of Mombasa on Thursday afternoon.

His grouse was the high cost of living in his country.

He climbed on top of a statue in the middle of a busy roundabout before setting himself alight.

He is seen in a video that has since gone viral, holding the Kenyan flag, then shouting beforea huge flame engulfs him.

However, onlookers who could not bear it struggled to put out the fire.

The man was subsequently taken to the nearby Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he is being treated.

The man hadtold eyewitnesses he was protesting against the high cost of living and last year’s “stolen” presidential election, in which the opposition leader, Raila Odinga lost to President William Ruto. The victory was upheld in court which dismissed Mr. Odinga’s claims of irregularities. (The Nation)