No, the images shared by CAS Omanga do not depict the current situation in Nairobi CBD, despite the ongoing Azimio protests on May 2, 2023.

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Nairobi CBD remains calm, with 99% of shops open as Azimio protests resume.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. A reverse image search reveals that the photo was first uploaded on David Burns’ YouTube channel on June 30, 2017, in the form of a short video showing the view of Moi Avenue from Samba Restaurant in Nairobi.

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No, the images shared by CAS Omanga do not depict the current situation in Nairobi CBD, despite the ongoing Azimio protests on May 2, 2023.

The image shared by Interior Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Millicent Omanga, depicting Nairobi CBD calm and business as usual despite the ongoing Azimio protests, is unrelated to the actual situation in Nairobi today, May 2, 2023, but rather to another occurrence.

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