Live updates : Saba Saba Day

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10:30 am - Contrary to what has been happening on every Saba Saba day Kisumu city is calm and traders are going on with their business as usual.

10:22 am - Hundreds of commuters stranded along Jogoo Road as police block access to Nairobi CBD at City Stadium Roundabout.

10:20am - Parliament road barricaded with barbed wire with a contingent of police officers keeping guard

10:00 am - Heavy police presence in Embu town

9:45am - Commuters in Nairobi forced to walk long distances after matatus were blocked from accessing Nairobi CBD

heavy police prescence on saba saba day.

9:42 am - Heavy traffic gridlock formed at Kimbo, Ruiru, following police roadblocks and restricted matatu movement ahead of the anticipated Saba Saba demonstrations.

9:40 am - Police heighten security at Parliament

9:00am - Most businesses in Nairobi CBD remained closed ahead of the rumored Saba Saba protests

8:54 am - Police Seal Off Kimbo as Motorists Are Turned Back and Massive Gridlock Spirals Out of Control

8:20 am - Transport Disruptions Leave City Stadium Packed With Stranded Commuters

8:07 am- Kenyans experience huge traffic jams early in the morning as police install roadblocks on Thika Road, Jogoo Road, and Lang'ata Road

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8:10 am - Allsops traffic building up

8:06 am - Additional police checkpoints have been established along Mombasa Road near Nyayo Stadium and Langata Road, while police at the City Stadium checkpoint are restricting public service vehicles from accessing Nairobi CBD. As of 8:00 AM, transport and business operations in other major towns and cities across the country remain normal, with no significant disruptions reported.

8:05 am - Commuters at rounda , Kariobangi say movement has been badly affected on Saba saba day

8:04 am - Jogoo Road is blocked, with no vehicles permitted into the CBD as Saba Saba demonstrations are expected.

8:02 am - Police road block access to town at city stadium. People walking to town.

8:01 am - Commuters in githurai 45 stranded

8:00am - Police have mounted roadblocks along Thika Road in Juja ahead of the anticipated Saba Saba demonstrations, causing heavy traffic and forcing many public service vehicles on the Thika–Nairobi route to turn back. Heavy police presence along Thika Road, highway closed at Kimbo and vehicles heading to Nairobi being turned back.

Kenya Police have implemented enhanced checkpoints and roadblocks across multiple major roads leading into and within Nairobi CBD in anticipation of Saba Saba commemorations. Public service vehicles (matatus) are largely being turned away from the city centre, while private vehicles face screening.