Long-distance buses heading to Nairobi were stopped and turned back, with several vehicles parked at Kabete Police Station, leaving dozens of passengers stranded.

Businesses shut in Nakuru as city empties ahead of Gen Z anniversary protests; heavy police presence reported in Kisii while Kisumu CBD remains calm with traffic flowing normally.

Long-distance buses heading to Nairobi were stopped and turned back, with several vehicles parked at Kabete Police Station, leaving dozens of passengers stranded.

Police officers were deployed in large numbers across major streets and strategic locations within Kitengela town.

Kitengela and Ongata Rongai, that have recently emerged as flashpoints of anti-government protests in the Nairobi metropolitan area, remained unusually calm on Thursday.