Kericho police watched helplessly on Tuesday as matatu operators barricaded a highway to protest chaos over Miguna MIguna's stay in police custody.
Hell broke loose when a crowd in Awasi stoned Eldoret-bound matatus on Kericho-Kisumu highway. This was in
demonstration against the government's arrest of the lawyer and Nasa politician.
Miguna attended Nasa boss Raila Odinga's 'swearing-in' as the people's president and stamped the documents on January 30.
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In relation to the disruption of operations by Eldoret-bound vehicles, a group that included matatu operators and touts from Kericho declared the busy highway a no-go zone for Kisumu-bound matatus.
Motorists were forced to
reroute to Total and find other options.
No injuries were reported during the chaos that began in Migori and Homa Bay in the morning before spilling over to Awasi.
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Acting Kericho commissioner Jared Bumba, police commander James Mugera, the sub-county commander and AP officers watched events unfold as the PSV operators turned unruly.
Some of them demanded addresses by
Energy cabinet secretary Charles Keter and Kapsoit MCA Paul Chirchir.
Kericho governor Paul Chepkwony rushed to Muhuroni near Awasi to persuade all the protesters to clear the roads as motorists were suffering.
