Nairobi was shut down Monday after police barricaded streets and major roads to prevent protesters from gathering, even as scattered demonstrations disrupted business in 17 counties that, on average, generate a wealth of about Sh18 billion daily.
Police erected roadblocks on all major roads into the central business district of Nairobi before daybreak, keeping out thousands of mainly youth who had been expected to march to commemorate the 35th anniversary of pro-reform protests to push for multiparty democracy on July 7, 1990, popular as Saba Saba.
