Residents in parts of Nakuru and Kericho counties have protested over local infrastructure and industrial issues. In Tinet ward, Nakuru, residents are protesting the closure of the Chemusian tea factory, which left over 250 workers jobless after its director cited impassable roads. In another part of Nakuru, residents of Kapkembu village are urging the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) to reconstruct a road that has been in disrepair for over five years. Meanwhile, residents of Kapsuser in Kericho County are opposing the establishment of a lead-casting factory, citing grave concerns over public safety and environmental hazards.
Residents of Kapkembu village in Nakuru County are urging the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) to reconstruct the dilapidated Kapkembu-Mwangate road, which has been in disrepair for more than five years.
Residents of Kapsuser ward in Belgut, Kericho County, are vehemently opposing the establishment of a lead-casting factory, citing grave concerns over public safety, environmental hazards, and a significant lack of proper public participation in the project.
Residents of Tinet ward in Nakuru are protesting the closure of the Chemusian tea factory, which has left over 250 workers jobless. The factory director cited impassable roads as the reason for the shutdown, making tea leaf transportation impossible.