LIVE BLOG: Police seal key CBD entry points ahead of anniversary protests

Commuters board a lorry to work on Outering road as PSVs are grounded on June 25, 2026. [Benard Orwongo Standard]

Police have barricaded key entry points into Nairobi, blocking matatus from accessing the Central Business District, ahead of planned Gen Z anniversary protests.

Long-distance vehicles, including Guardian, have suspended travel due to fear of the protests.

7.53 am: Police set up a roadblock at the Nairobi Funeral Home roundabout on Ngong Road, barring public transport vehicles from entering the CBD. 

7.02 am: Commuters are seen stranded at the Mirema bus stop in Roysambu, as matatus are blocked. 

6.49 am: No vehicles or boda bodas allowed past Maasai Lodge, Rongai.

6.42 am: Commuters resort to lorries and trucks on Outering Road as the preferred mode of travel, as matatus shy off the roads.

6.20 am: Outbound traffic at Githurai on Thika Road is blocked.

6.15 am: Road access blocked at Athi River and Mlolongo. Commuters trek to work.

6.05 am: Public transport vehicles blocked from accessing Lang’ata and Mombasa roads.

Scarcity of motorists and PSVs on Hailesellasie avenue in Nairobi and on Mombasa road as police block roads ahead of protests on June 25, 2026. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Additional reporting by Jacinta Mutura, Manuel Ntoyai, Allan Ochanda, Collins Oduor. 

This is a developing story and is being updated...