Despite Mutindwa town in Meru county being the capital, major streets in the town lack street lights. As a result, hundreds of hawkers close by 6:00 pm for fear of being attacked by thugs under the cover of darkness.
Now, the hawkers are pushing for the restoration of street lighting. Talking to BaiteTv, a hawker at one of the streets says due to lack of street lights they are forced to close by 6:00 pm yet they would wish to work until 7:00 pm.
“We thank God for health and daily bread, even though business is not doing well. The Kanjo allows us to hawk within the town starting 3:00 pm which is a challenge because some of the customers have already gone home.
I appeal to the MCA to consider restoring street lights to enable us to do business with ease,” she said.
Another hawker said: “Opening our businesses at 3:00 pm is a challenge since most of our customers are busy at that time. We appeal to the county government to repair street lights so that we can continue to work past 6:00 pm.”
