Police deployed to ease Kenya's three day traffic jam

Kenyan police have been deployed to ease a traffic jam reportedly stretching for 50km (30 miles) on the highway between Mombasa and Nairobi.

Long lines of trucks, buses and private cars can be seen in Taru area, as the vehicles headed for the capital city, Nairobi, are stuck for the third day.

Correspondents say the jam has been caused by repairs to the road following heavy rains.