KICC access: Presidential motorcades, ministers and diplomats redirected in new security changes

Heads of State and governments make their way to the Africa Climate Summit. [Silas Otieno, Standard]

The Ministry of Interior has made changes to protocol for access of the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, to ensure and improve access to the venue.

In a notice dated Tuesday, September 5, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo announced that the changes were necessary after a routine review of the security arrangements.

All presidential motorcades will now access the venue of the Africa Climate Summit, KICC, via the City Hallway entrance.

All ministers, local and foreign, Principal Secretaries, and members of the diplomatic corps will access the venue through the entrance along Harambee Avenue, Nairobi.

Similarly, "access to Tsavo, Aberdares and Lenana ballrooms will only be granted to the delegates accredited to enter the first ballroom (Tsavo). The rest of the delegates will access the venue through the entrance along Parliament Road," said Omollo.

The changes take effect immediately.

Police have already deployed several traffic marshals along the access roads to provide necessary support.