Kenya: Nakuru Stays Calm As Businesses Reopen After Cautious Start to Saba Saba Commemorations

Nakuru — Nakuru remained calm throughout Tuesday’s Saba Saba commemorations, with businesses reopening gradually after a cautious start as heightened police deployment and fears of possible demonstrations kept many residents off the streets during the early morning hours.

Unlike Nairobi, where Parliament was sealed off and multi-agency security teams mounted checkpoints across major roads into the Central Business District, no demonstrations were reported in Nakuru despite the nationwide…