Key roads in Nairobi to be closed for a week during UN meeting

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed (left) and her Tourism counterpart Najib Balala hand over a symbolic key to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre to Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Mukhisa Kituyi in Nairobi. [Photo: Jackson Njamba/Standard]

Authorities have warned city residents to brace for week-long traffic disruptions beginning on Sunday as Nairobi hosts a UN meeting.

At least four roads in the central business district will be closed to users other than delegates attending the 14th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).