On any other Thursday, Eastleigh would have been a bustling hive of activity, but not today.
This Thursday, the business district was a ghost town following an order by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Wednesday putting Eastleigh and Old Town in lockdown for 15 days.
Eateries are to remain closed.
The move was necessitated after residents kept on with activities despite the government’s call for Kenyans to limit movement and stay home.
With the lockdown, residents are banned from moving out of the area.
Few people were seen on the streets on Thursday and there are roadblocks.
Here are photos from Eastleigh after the first night of lock down:
Police roadblock on General Waruinge street in Eastleigh Nairobi. Photo/ FREDRICK OMONDI
Police using dogs to barricade the gate of California Estate in Eastleigh Nairobi.Photo/Fredrick Omondi
Police roadblock outside Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi. Photo Fredrick Omondi.
Police officer man a road block leading to Gikomba Market in Nairobi. Photo/Fredrick Omondi
Police roadblock mounted outside Pumwani Hospital in Nairobi.Photo/ Fredrick Omondi
A health worker heads to Pumwani Hospital past the roadblock at California Estate in Nairobi. Photo/Fredrick Omondi
Eastleigh Estate has no water and most residents rely on water vendors for their supplies. They are being denied entry to deliver water.Photo/FREDRICK OMONDI
Eastleigh 1st Avenue street one of the busiest business streets in Nairobi has less activities today. Photo/Fredrick Omondi
