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NAIROBI-- Abandoned businesses, empty streets and police security checks were what many encountered when they visited Eastleigh, a commercial hub on the outskirts of Nairobi, capital of Kenya, that is mainly inhabited by the members of the Somali community, sometime in May.
Police had moved into the suburb in April to flush out terrorists and illegal immigrants from the neighboring Somalia. The aliens were accused of working with Somali-militant group Al- Shabaab to perpetuate terrorism in the East African nation.
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