Traders: We lost Sh5b to protests, not again

Sunbeam Shopping Complex along Mfangano Street, Nairobi, was set ablaze during the anti-Finance Bill protests on June 25, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

It is now emerging that Nairobi traders have lost at least Sh5 billion in the last three weeks since the anti-government protests began.

Cities and major towns have suffered in the wake of protests, affecting revenue collection and business activities.