Chaos Erupts As Police Clash With Residents Blocking Road While Protesting Against UDA MP
Chaos erupted in Kongasis, Elementaita Gilgil, Nakuru County after the irate residents stormed the streets to demonstrate against the ill leadership of their member of parliament, Martha Wangari.
The angry residents lit fires and blocked the roads as they demanded their rights to development. Police were forced to lob teargas to disperse them
Some police officers tried to engage in conversations with the protesters to talk them out of the demonstrations, while other officers arrested some of the protesters.
Residents of Kongasis have been protesting against the Member of Parliament and County Governor Susan Kihika.
Speaking to the protesters, the county revenue allocated from the national government is not being equally distributed among the constituencies in the county.
They alleged that resources are distributed according to tribes, which is leaving some of them marginalised.
With a population of 80,000, the residents have decried having only one transformer to serve 32 villages. They have blamed MP Martha Wangari for shifting the Kongasis Market project, awarded by President Ruto, to another area, leaving them without a market.
The residents have now called on President Ruto to intervene and help them receive the development they deserve.
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