Authorities on the spot following near eight-hour disruption of transport along Nairobi-Nakuru highway

China Wu Yi construction drums litter the road after youths from Kwambira, Limuru blocked Nakuru-Nairobi Highway to protest the burning of a charcoal truck in Kitui. [Photo: George Njunge /Standard]

Authorities were on the spot following a near eight-hour disruption of transport along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway by protesters.

The blockade from about 6am to 3pm of the highway, which is a gateway to Uganda, DRC Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan and Burundi, at the junction of Nairobi-Mai Mahiu road and at Rironi, occasioned heavy losses and strained motorists.