Somali arrest in Nairobi
18th January 2009
Tensioned remained high in Eastleigh Estate, in Nairobi in fear of arrests and victimization. Police officials patrolled the region overt the weekend and arrested aliens without immigration documents.
Over three hundred people were arrested in the swoops and officials said that they would be arraigned in courts soon with different charges.
Reports highlight that among the arrested were Somali Members of Parliament s, a senior Somali military official and a among other officials residing in posh hotels in Eastleigh. 
"The police came in unmarked cars and in plain clothes and arrested anyone found along the streets," Abdi Yusuf, a resident in the region.
"Some were harassed while others loaded in waiting vehicles. We have been forced to close our businesses early." People were killed and scores injured on Friday after police allegedly fired live bullets at Muslim protesters who demanded the release of a controversial Jamaican cleric, Abdullah Al-Faisal.
Mr Al -Amin Kimathi, chair of the Muslim Human Rights Forum was also arrested at the Nairobi Law Courts minutes after seven youths appeared before the High Court for their involvement in Friday's chaotic demonstration which.
On Monday, the Kenyan government now says members of Somalia's militant Al-Shabab group were involved in Friday afternoon's protest, adding that there were people waving placards belonging to the group and they may have taken advantage of the situation to cause mayhem.
THe also said that an inquiry would be set up "to thoroughly investigate the violence and stern action taken against those involved." He added, "We know that there are elements sympathetic to the Al-Shabab and there may be some of them around here. We were watching very carefully since we knew that they wanted to create problems, but our own people were on the alert and did the best they could. Those elements had planned much bigger mayhem than what you saw yesterday," Prof Saitoti pointed out.

The arrests come amid Kenyan government efforts to bring out strong supporters of radical Somali militant group of Al-Shabab who are believed to be residing in Eastle