The traders, under the auspices of a group called the Indigenous Capital Protection Association, have sued the government, protesting the influx of Chinese traders in Kenya.
"The Chinese cannot be importers, retailers, wholesalers, and hawkers," read one placard held aloft during the protest. Some chanted "Chinese must go!"
Kenyan traders from downtown centres have said that the Chinese traders have driven them out of business and claimed that they were selling goods at affordable low rates.