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Police mount a roadblock at Allsops on Thika Superhughway, halting vehicles from entering Nairobi CBD on June 26, 2026. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
As early as 4 am, motorists travelling along major highways into Nairobi encountered police roadblocks, with sections of Thika Road among the first to experience movement restrictions that triggered heavy traffic congestion and commuter delays ahead of planned June 25 commemorations.
The heavy security deployment came as Gen Z activists and civil society groups prepared to mark the second anniversary of the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests, during which dozens of demonstrators were killed or injured in confrontations with security forces.
Organizers had billed the commemorations as peaceful events to honor those who lost their lives during the nationwide protests.
