No, the image shared by Senator Cherargei does not depict the current situation in Nairobi CBD, despite the ongoing Azimio protests on July 12, 2023.

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The Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) remains bustling and active as usual, even amidst the ongoing countrywide Azimio protests.

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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 has confirmed that the photo was indeed captured by Mark Ojal after the redevelopment of Luthuli Avenue in May 2019. It was later featured on the Stockholm Environment Institute’s website on September 20, 2019.

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Article on the redevelopment of Luthuli Avenue

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