KISUMU, Kenya, Jul 20 – Police in Kisumu are battling pockets of protestors who were grouping to march along the streets.
Kisumu acting County Commissioner Alhasan Hussein says security has been beefed up across the county to deal with those breaking the law.
Hussein says police are removing roadblocks to allow flow traffic in the lakeside city.
“We want to make everywhere in the county accessible, that is why our officers are removing the stones from the road,’ he said.
He however said the situation is returning to normalcy ad appealed to the people of Kisumu to return to their businesses.
Speaking to the press in Kisumu on Thursday at Jua Kali area, Hussein said he has made extensive visit to every art of the county and reported calm.
“I want to tell the people that demonstrations will have a toll on economic aspect of their lives, they should stop it,” he said.
He announced that a number of arrests were made yesterday at the start of the demonstrations that left a trail of destruction in the city.
Hussein promised that what occurred yesterday will not repeat owing to the heavy presence of police deployed across the county.
“They broke into supermarkets and other stores and carted away goods, we won’t allow that to happen again,” he said.
