A contingent of female police officers was seen alighting from a police lorry in the Nairobi Central Business District.
The police officers were deployed to enhance the reinforcement in the Nairobi CBD.
This is even as protestors from different parts of Nairobi had merged and made their way to the city.
A large crowd was seen gathering along State House Road in Nairobi.
Thousands of protestors, who had earlier been blocked from accessing the road leading to the State House, have breached security and taken over the area.
The demonstrators had initially assembled at Uhuru Park before pushing past security barricades along State House Road in an attempt to advance towards the highly guarded presidential residence.
Police officers deployed to enhance reinforcement in the Nairobi protests on June 25, 2025 / CYRUS OMBATI
The protesters, mobilised through online platforms, had vowed to reach the State House as part of the June 25 commemoration of last year's deadly anti-government demonstrations.
A heavy contingent of anti-riot police has been deployed near the State House, a protected area that is inaccessible without official clearance under the law.
