A section of Mombasa Road was rendered impassable on Tuesday afternoon after angry residents took to the streets.
The residents reportedly took to the streets to protest against an eviction notice that was sent to them.
A source who lives nearby confirmed to Kenyans.co.ke that the protests kicked off at Imara Daima along the busy road and at the time of publishing, it had extended to GM.
Videos and images obtained by Kenyans.co.ke also showed tens of residents engaging in protests just below the flyover leading to Imara Daima Estate.
The protesters used rocks to block the roads, leading to a major traffic snarl-up. Vehicles were heading to Mlolongo, the Eastern bypass, and Pipeline Estate were left without an alternative route.
A huge cloud of smoke was also reported close to the protests, suggesting that the irate residents had lit a fire. Other protesters, meanwhile, walked to the General Motors area armed with tree branches and placards bearing messages.
Other protesters made their way to the County Commissioner's office to voice their frustrations over potentially being rendered homeless in the coming days.
Police have since been deployed in the area to calm the situation and avert any threats of vandalism and further traffic disruption.
Jason, a bodaboda operator in the Imara Daima area told Kenyans.co.ke that the protests mainly stemmed from a wave of panic that had engulfed residents of the Mukuru kwa Njenga slums after it emerged that the piece of land they occupied was on the verge of occupation by a private developer.
"People heard rumours of a possible eviction," he said. "Some of the area leaders have been in constant communication with the chief and this is where they learnt of plans by another party to occupy the land."
"People are worried and the protests are meant to send a message to ask who is coming to take the land where they have occupied for years."
Incidentally, the latest wave of protests came just weeks after a similar event took place a few kilometres from Imara Daima.
On September 14, residents of Nyayo Estate in Embakasi publicly showed their discontent on the streets over the alleged grabbing of a six-acre plot of land.
The residents maintained that the land in question belonged to Nyayo Estate, not the private developer.
