Nairobi Central Business District Stories

We no longer trust police: Nairobi traders arm themselves to protect shops from looters
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

Although the government designated July 7 as a regular working day, the widespread business closures, police cordons, and scaled-down public transport...

Nairobi Woman Rep Passaris faces backlash from city traders over anti-protest law proposal
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 03, 2025

The small-scale traders and hawkers in Nairobi said they oppose Passaris' proposals, arguing that they too may need to protest issues affecting them,...

How attempts to solve govt-hawker wrangles have flopped
Barack Oduor  |  May 17, 2024

To survive, hawkers are usually involved in fierce cat-and-mouse games with the enforcement officers along Ronald Ngala and Mfangano streets. 

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