Protests Rock Nairobi CBD As Women, Mothers Demand End Of Abductions In Eastlands
Residents of Kiamaiko in Nairobi on Thursday morning staged fresh protests over the alleged abduction and disappearance of youths from the Mathare area.
The demos disrupted traffic along major roads as they demanded answers from the police.
Images and footage of the protest published online showed protesters, the majority of them women, marching through the streets while carrying placards and chanting slogans calling for the return of the missing youths.
The demonstrators also lit bonfires and partially blocked Kenyatta Avenue, causing traffic disruptions in the city centre.
The residents said they were protesting what they described as a growing trend of enforced disappearances involving young men from Kiamaiko, Mathare and Huruma.
They also urged the police to either produce the missing individuals or explain their whereabouts.
At the centre of Thursday’s protests was the alleged disappearance of Abdulaziz Duba Molu, popularly known as Zizo, a trader from Kiamaiko, who has been missing since June 23, 2026.
According to his family and residents, Zizo was last seen in Juja, Kiambu County, where he had travelled to supervise fencing work.
Witnesses claimed that armed individuals, some in civilian clothes and others reportedly wearing police uniforms, took him away.
His family alleged that the men identified themselves, or were believed to be, security officers before leaving with him, and since then, they claim they have been unable to establish his whereabouts.
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Zizo’s abduction initially triggered demonstrations in Kiamaiko and parts of Mathare shortly after his disappearance.
The residents are demanding that he either be released and presented before a court if he was under investigation.
Although the protests later subsided, Thursday’s demonstrations depicted renewed frustration among residents, who accused the police of failing to provide answers weeks after the incident.
The protesters maintained that families continue to live in uncertainty as they await information about the missing youths, with many calling for investigations into the alleged disappearances.
By Thursday morning, traffic along sections of Kenyatta Avenue had slowed as protesters occupied part of the road while police monitored the demonstrations.
The protesters proceeded to block Parliament Road, disrupting transport along the route and forcing some MPs from accessing the Parliament buildings.
Protests Rock Nairobi CBD As Women, Mothers Demand End Of Abductions In Eastlands
