Nairobi lockdown on Saba Saba day: police checkpoints sealed the CBD, shops closed and major roads were blocked as Kenya marked July 7 under heavy security.
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Key Facts
—Sealed from dawn: Police mounted checkpoints across Nairobi on Tuesday under a National Police Service notice issued the day before, citing past breaches of peace on Saba Saba day.
—Roads cut: Kiambu Road was closed outright; Thika, Jogoo, Mombasa, Waiyaki and Lang’ata roads all saw major diversions, choking access to the city centre.
—City shuttered: Most shops in the central business district stayed closed, and matatus were turned back at the edge of downtown.
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