Police will close several key roads in Nairobi CBD for the better part of Friday, December 12, as part of the security measures for Jamhuri Day celebrations.
Nairobi Regional Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo revealed during a press briefing on Thursday, December 11, that security arrangements were in place both in the Nairobi Central Business District and the Nyayo Stadium, where the national event will take place.
Effectively, sections of the expressway will be closed to accommodate the celebrations. As part of the traffic management plan, all vehicles coming from Lang'ata Road towards the CBD will be diverted at the Madaraka Road roundabout to the Lusaka Road roundabout.
Meanwhile, Aerodrome Road will be completely closed to the public between 7am and 3pm on Friday.
Motorists travelling from Westlands via the expressway will have to exit at Bunyala Road from 7am, while those coming from Mlolongo towards the CBD will exit the expressway at Capital Centre.
Part of the reason the expressway will remain closed on some sections between 7am and 3pm is for security purposes, since the highway overlooks the Nyayo Stadium.
Besides the aforementioned routes, all other roads in Nairobi will remain open, with drivers urged to follow instructions from traffic officers stationed across the city.
As far as celebrations are concerned, gates at the Nyayo Stadium will open from 5am, with parking slots made available for dignitaries and regular citizens. Normal citizens.
Dignitaries will park in a designated zone inside the stadium, while other attendees will be able to access parking in the closed Langata-Mombasa Road loop.
Commissioner Kitiyo also urged Kenyans attending the celebrations to dress in national colours as a way of showing patriotism, particularly because international guests are set to attend the event.
Kitiyo also urged the media to primarily focus on the positives from the event in a concerted bid to paint the country in a good light.
During the event, uniformed and non-uniformed officers will be stationed at strategic points around Nyayo Stadium and neighbouring estates, with specialised security forces also on deck in case of any eventualities.
