Most of
landlord are worried that unless both group the goverment and
opposition agree on the way forward the youth may use the demo to
distruct properties in the name of demo.
Alandlord who gives
his name as Jacob Ominde said some youth went ahead to broke toilets in
search of human waste making them unuseble and also using other items
including chairs and timbers as weapons to attack police officers.
For
Emily Akinyi landlady and mandas hawker things were different agroup
of women approached her and order her to join demo as they pick madas
and firewood which they used to attack police officers and those who
refused to join them and at the end of the day no business as usual.
James
Kamau who had been staying in Kibera for man years even during Moi era
fracus noted tha during such demo landlord suffered alot because some
people destroye there properties and even refused to pay rent giving
example of those who had refused to pay rent since 2007 in Katwekera
adding that this time they will say let move IBC fist before we pay
rent and life goes lke that.
For him Kamau believes that talk by both side is the lonely solution.
On there side demonstrators accused police officers for provocking them whle sitting peaceful on road side.
Tom
Onyango said they were sitting at the famous Kamukunji ground when
police start teargasng them forcing them to defend them selves with
stones and other weapons in front adding that police should allow them
for peaceful demonstration per law.
Other group of
demonstrators claimed that they were eading heading to town when police
officers start to beat them on Ngong road and nears DC office
focing them to run for saferty and some of them stone the officers.
Ben Alunga said that they were overpowered by police officers forcing
them to use the deadly human waste which was lso used during 2007 fracus
adding that they are not agaist the police if they agive them chance to
demo.
On there side administrator accused the youth of
stonning the nearest Dc center forcing police officers to clear them
away and around Ngong road and Kibera drive as they grouped to attack
members of the public who refused to join them.
Laini saba
chief Patrck Andira feared the use of youth during demo adding Kibera
use are known of using such chance to cource distruction in the area.
Another
adminstartor who did not want to be named told me that he cant believe
what the you are doing, you can see there is no train passing he added.
On his side former Laini Sana chief Pert Amianda Muyera said in Kibera
during demo chiefs are supposed to be careful when dealng with demo, and
you are supposed to know the gang leader in order to control them.
ILAHAKA FRANCIS
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