By Perez Karisa, June 25, 2026
Transport along Waiyaki Way was severely disrupted on Thursday morning after police mounted a major roadblock at the 87 Junction (Uthiru/Kinoo), effectively halting all traffic moving from the Limuru side toward Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The operation, which began at around 6:00 AM, left thousands of commuters stranded and caused widespread delays across key entry points into the capital.
Eyewitnesses reported that Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) were among the first to be stopped as officers enforced a strict traffic diversion plan, preventing matatus, private vehicles, and long-distance buses from proceeding toward the city centre. Several buses arriving from western and Rift Valley routes were intercepted and grounded near the junction, forcing passengers to disembark and seek alternative means of travel.
A second police barrier was later established near the Kangemi Flyover, where officers turned back vehicles and pedestrians attempting to continue toward Westlands and other parts of central Nairobi. The dual-layer blockade effectively sealed off one of the city’s busiest transport corridors during peak morning hours.
With public transport services halted along the route, thousands of commuters were left stranded, many of them forced to walk long distances or turn back to their points of origin. Workers attempting to reach the CBD described confusion and frustration following earlier government assurances that Thursday would proceed as a normal working day.
The disruption on Waiyaki Way forms part of a broader, coordinated security operation across Nairobi, as authorities move to contain planned demonstrations marking the second anniversary of the June 25, 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests. Security agencies have intensified deployments across major highways and entry points into the capital in what officials describe as preventive crowd-control measures.
According to multiple reports, all major arteries leading into Nairobi have been placed under heavy surveillance and physical blockade. On Thika Superhighway, police erected checkpoints at Roysambu and Allsops, effectively slowing and filtering traffic from the northern corridor. Along Mombasa Road, access toward the city was restricted near the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (
