Transport on Kisumu-Kakamage highway was paralysed on Monday following protests over the poor state of a road.
Locals blocked the highway at the Mamboleo junction, where the road in question starts from, causing a traffic snarl up.
They also blocked the Mamboleo- Miwani- Chemelil road - the one in a poor state, with stones while others planted trees.
The road links Kisumu and Nandi counties and by sugarcane trucks as a shorter route to transport cane to Kibos Sugar factory.
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Heavy rains pounding Kisumu and its environs has rendered sections of it impassable, a situation the residents said is costing them in tear and wear.
They accused the national government of neglecting the road for over 12 years.
Ben Adega, one of the organisers, accused the area MP Shakeel Shabbir of doing little to intervene.
He said they have made numerous times raised the issue with Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) and Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Kerra).
"The two roads bodies keep shifting blames on who is responsible. We will continue with the protests until the road is repaired."
Matatu operators backed them saying they spend a lot of money in repairing their vehicles due to the road's poor state.
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