Laikipia: On Wednesday 12th July: Matatu Operators in Laikipia County are engaging in football and rope skipping at Nanyuki main stage heeding to opposition’s nationwide call for civil disobedience
In what is seen as cold participatory to Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition’s countrywide demonstrations, matatu operators are boycotting today’s operations and instead replacing them with gaming
Hundrends of travellers are stranded at Nanyuki town
Those who woke up early morning with their programs to travel to different parts of the country owing to get means from Nanyuki town were left helplessly
Until at 13:20PM, normal travel programmes were not yet resumed as they were heard chanting to no tax to fuel and that government must reduce the cost of living
Nanyuki’s administrative and political geographical region
Administratively, Nanyuki town which is in Laikipia County is within old Rift Valley Province under the Rift Valley County Commissioner
However, Politically, Nanyuki is in Mt Kenya region where Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hails from controlling massive political heavy weight
On several times, DP has warned any group against the President William Ruto’s regime, firing shots to whoever attempts that will face unequivocal dire consequences
Yesterday two younger boys were arrested and locked at Nanyuki police station while they were demonstrating over the dirty water
By evening, citizens were demanding the office of the Laikipia East Member of Parliament Mwangi Kiunjuri to come for their aid as it was reported one of the youth was bleeding profusely
Last week on Friday, former Laikipia governor Nderitu Muriithi was arrested by police as he was leading peaceful protests at Nyahururu town