Police have fired teargas canisters at youths who had started to protest on Tom Mboya and Kenneth Matiba Streets in Nairobi. The officers, some in plain clothes, engaged the protesters, arresting some in the process. They were bundled into a standby PoliceThere is heavy deployment of riot police officers ahead of the anticipated demosWhile some are stationed in strategic locations, others are patrolling on foot while others are using trucks. Meanwhile, business is slow in the Nairobi central business district amid clear roads ahead of the protests. Instead, the business owners are stationed outside the premises to guard the.
