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Nairobi heavily guarded as police keep away NASA supporters

A woman walks along Nairobi's City Hall way that is blocked by the Kenya Police. .Photo/Elvis Ogina (Nairobi)

Police spread their grip to major city informal settlements keeping away NASA supporters who planned to stage a vigil outside the Supreme Court.

Whereas on Saturday contingents of police blocked major roads near the court, the operation was spread to the informal settlements where officers patrolled on foot discouraging pedestrians from "going to town".

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