Nairobi County is staring at potential protests next week after hawkers threatened to take over the central business district to protest against the ban on hawking imposed by the governor.
On Monday, January 6, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja issued a notice to all hawkers imposing a ban on hawking activities along walkways within the CBD.
In the new directives, the county government is allowing hawking only from 4pm to 10pm Monday to Friday, with the designated zones stretching from Tom Mboya street to Kirinyaga Road.
Hawkers, however, have rejected this ban and are threatening to take to the streets to oppose it.
