It’s an expression of rage as well as helplessness: Sand suppliers in Meru town are burning tires, causing dense palls of smoke to rise above Mutindwa, the capital.
“The protests are against an obstinate county council office, beginning with Meru County Governor Kiraitu Murungi and other senior county government officials for issuing a 14 day notice odering them to relocate inorder to pave way for a parking lot for an upcoming Greenwood city mall owned by the Governor,” One of the protesters told BaiteTv.