ODM leader Raila Odinga’s supporters in Kisumu took to the streets to protest the current high cost of living.
This was after Kisumu governor Anyang Nyong’o lifted the ban on all public protests in his county.
During the protests, Kisumu demonstrators barricaded major roads in Kisumu using stones and rocks while others were captured burning tyres.
The situation saw the transport sector paralyzed as protestors took charge of the traffic sector to make both ends meet.
Confirming this, Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale took to his social media lamenting how protestors camouflaged police officers to extort motorists.
Khalwale, elected on a United Democratic Alliance party led by President William Ruto further revealed that he was forced to bribe the protestors to pass through the maandamano roadblocks in Kisumu.
“Our Lakeland neighborhood is truly troubled. Roads in Kisumu are barricaded by stones, rocks, burning tyres, and much more. To thread through from the Airport, I’ve been forced to buy my way past the roadblocks! Phew!” senator Khalwale said in a Tweet.
On Wednesday, March 29, while suspending the protests, Kisumu governor Anyang Nyong’o said the decision had been reached following consultations with the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party’s top leadership.
He said that Kisumu residents had delivered the message and expressed their resolve to sand with Raila in his quest for justice.
“All public demonstrations within Kisumu County have from today been suspended indefinitely so that we can join the demonstrations in Nairobi,” the governor said in a statement.
Later, opposition leader Raila Odinga dismissed the governor’s announcement insisting that the public protest would continue until the Kenya Kwanza government gives in to his demands.
He is demanding the opening of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers as well as lowering the cost of living.
