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Groups clash over management of public toilets in Nairobi

Police officers barricade a public toilet as residents scramble to use the facility

NAIROBI, KENYA: The scramble for a piece of the lucrative public toilets business in Nairobi County played out as operators clashed with youth groups over who should run the amenities.

Nairobians were on Wednesday unable to access the toilets in the CBD after armed police officers were deployed to prevent rowdy youth from accessing the facilities.

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