The peaceful demonstration, the first major protest in Kenya since the build-up and now the fully-fledged war on the Meddle East country, took place after the prayers Friday afternoon.

At least three Americans joined the demonstrators who were holding a long rope on both sides of the road while marching to the city center as side walkers cheered and chanted slogans with them, the daily said.

Some of the placards they were holding read: "America is the biggest terrorist in the world," and "Stop war, no blood for oil."

"Let Bush and his sidekick, Tony Blair, hear the dissenting voices against the war just for once and save the lives of innocent men, women and children who know nothing about weapons of mass destruction," a demonstrator shouted.

Speaking at the Makadara Grounds, one of the demonstration organizers, Sheikh Monhammed, said Muslims wished a peaceful resolution of the impasse on disarming Iraq.

(Xinhua News Agency March 22, 2003)