Youth raid hotel in Homa Bay as tension rises ahead of Linda Mwananchi rally

The youth armed with crude weapons raided the Homa Bay Tourist hotel on Saturday evening ahead of the Linda Mwananchi rally....
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Homa Bay Tourist Hotel was raided by a group of armed youth on Saturday evening, resulting in extensive property looting and destruction amidst rising political tensions ahead of a planned rally.
- Property worth millions of shillings was looted.
- The raid involved approximately 50-100 youths, initially searching for members of the Linda Mwananchi Movement.
- The incident follows alleged inflammatory remarks by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma targeting members of the movement.
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