Motorists Stranded as Protesters Block Major Highway
The residents blocked the highway with burnt tyres, tree stumps, huge stones, and wood logs, blocking vehicles along the road, disrupting transport operations...
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Transport operations along the Mumias-Bungoma highway were severely disrupted after irate residents of Bumula blockaded the road in protest over the removal of their Member of Parliament, Jack Wamboka, from the Parliamentary Public Investments Committee (PIC).
- Protesters voiced their belief that individuals challenging President William Ruto's policies face unfair targeting and harassment.
- The protest involved setting tyres ablaze and blocking the highway with debris, halting traffic between Bungoma and Kakamega counties.
- MP Jack Wamboka's suspension followed complaints of alleged harassment and extortion from witnesses appearing before the committee, including accusations of demanding bribes from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission.
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