Transport Disrupted Along Highway as Protests Erupt Over Ruto's Project

The State Department of Housing admitted that the multibillion-shilling project now requires Ksh400 billion annually to facilitate the project, money that the state does not have...

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Kapsabet Town was disrupted on Monday, August 24, as affordable housing project workers protested three weeks of unpaid wages. The workers blocked a major highway, causing significant traffic delays.

The workers are demanding their wages for the Chesumei Affordable Housing Project.
They claim President William Ruto allocated Ksh27 million for their wages, which they have not received for 21 days.
The protesters are worried about affording school fees as schools are set to reopen.