Truck drivers defy police, block Mombasa Road at Mlolongo

The drivers have already blocked part of Mombasa Road at Mlolongo causing traffic congestion/FILE

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6 – Truck drivers have made good on their threat to block roads Monday morning in protest to what they say is police harassment and insecurity.

The drivers have already blocked part of Mombasa Road at Mlolongo causing traffic congestion.

Police have cautioned that they will not tolerate any blockades and will arrest any and all long-distance truck drivers who participate in the unlawful activity.

The drivers representatives however insist that they will not be cowed and have blocked the road at Mlolongo and in Migori where traffic has began to build up.

Meanwhile, traffic along Museum Hill is now flowing smoothly after police cleared the road of burning tyres early.

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OLIVE BURROWS

With a decade of storytelling under her belt, Olive Burrows has been with Capital FM for the last four years and perhaps most notably interviewed US President Barack Obama. Committed to asking the hard questions and telling the story in the most engaging way possible, she has also interviewed Melinda Gates, a UK Minister and severally had the opportunity to sit across from President Uhuru Kenyatta and address the pressing issues of the day. Other notables she has had occasion to seek answers from are UN Secretary General António Guterres and John Kerry in his time as US Secretary of State.

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