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The roads to be closed for rugby weekend

By Fred Kagonye | 3mos ago

A police road block. [File, Standard]

Nairobians have been told to prepare for traffic disruptions due to road closure on Saturday and Sunday as Kenya hosts the HSBC SVNS rugby tournament.

Police said that Aerodrome Road will be completely closed while Mombasa Road will be partially due to the tournament taking place at Nyayo Stadium.

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