Police have increased security along Waiyaki Way in response to reports of planned protests by residents and traders in Kangemi.
On Tuesday morning, a group of heavily armed anti-riot police officers were seen patrolling the streets and surrounding the market.
Some traders chose not to open their businesses for fear of losing their properties.
Market vendor Kanini criticized the police presence in the area.
"Polisi hapa ndio watachochea vijana kuandamana. Mimi hata leo sikua nifungue biashara lakini hatutaki fujo (The move by police to appear today might incite the youth to protest. I was not supposed to open my shop today but we don't want chaos)," she said.
She, however, expressed displeasure with the stalled Rironi Waiyaki Way access route.
"To get our perishable items into the Harambee market, we rely on this slip lane. What occurs, then, if our clients from Loresho and the other side of Waiyaki Way are unable to access the road?” She asked.
Boda boda rider Victor Juma also asked the police to allow people to peacefully protest and voice their complaints.
"We are both affected by this poor road. Despite the county government's numerous promises, nothing has been done. Transporting clients who are unwilling to pay more has become increasingly costly," he said.
A social media post on Facebook had gone viral advising passengers and motorists using the Waiyaki way to avoid the road due to a planned protest by Kangemi residents over the stalled bridge project in the area.
The post by Lnzinguta Lngumba a Facebook user read;
"On Tuesday the 26th of November, 2024 those who will be going to work through Kangemi should either wake up early or make sure they have gone past Kangemi by 7 am, otherwise My advice is that they should seek an alternative route when going or coming out of CBD,” the post stated.
He added that Kangemi will be impassable due to a huge demonstration organized against the Government for having failed to complete the Kangemi Bridge.
