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Human Rights Commission blasts placement of roadblocks on Thika Road

By Winfrey Owino | Apr. 18, 2021

HAPPENING NOW: Curfew enforcement exercise by the police leaves motorists stranded along Thika Road. Some essential services providers such as ambulances having a hard time maneuvering through the snarl up.

Video by Gloria Milimo, The Standard. pic.twitter.com/akTTni9ORX — The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) April 17, 2021

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has condemned the Saturday, April 17 incident that saw hundreds of motorists on the Thika Super Highway fail to reach their homes in time due to roadblocks placed by police to enforce curfew rules.

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