Tension As Police Block The Hillside Endarasha Academy Gate, Protestors Assemble Amid Questions on Missing 70 Pupils
Tension As Police Block The Hillside Endarasha Academy Gate joined by local residents to thwart a planned protest at Hillside Endarasha Academy on Thursday, September 12.
Activists have been gathering to demand answers over the alleged disappearance of 70 students, a claim that has sparked widespread speculation on social media.
Authorities in their efforts to prevent the protest, have mounted roadblocks along key routes, including the Blue Post area on Thika Superhighway. Activists attempting to reach the academy were subjected to vehicle checks, and several public service vehicles suspected of ferrying protestors were turned away.
Despite these measures, some demonstrators managed to get close to the school.
“We are about 100 meters from the school, but there’s a car parked across the road blocking access,” one activist, Njoki Njanja, shared in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
She also reported threats of violence, stating, “They have threatened to burn cars.”
The situation outside Hillside Endarasha Academy remains tense, as videos circulated online show residents closing roads and preventing protestors from advancing.