This archive report was first published on 8 May 2020.
On Friday morning, a demonstration by irate residents and traders brought traffic to a standstill along Outering Road in Eastlands.
The protests, centered at the Kariobangi - Korogocho bridge - Komarock road junction, were sparked by the government's decision to demolish houses in Kariobangi North, leaving over 7,000 families homeless.
According to activist David Wanyoike, the government's actions had a devastating impact on the local market, disrupting the supply of goods and leaving traders unable to deliver or receive their wares.
"They are protesting because the government on Monday dug big trenches that connects the market, at the moment they cannot deliver or receive their goods that they sell at the market," Wanyoike told Nairobi News on May 8, 2020.
Traders at the Korogocho market in Kariobangi area had been given three days to vacate the area, but a high court order on Monday had temporarily halted the demolition pending a case filed by the Kariobangi Sewerage Self Help Group.
