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Kakamega youth raid Milimani homes being demolished to "steal from the rich"

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It was a cat-and-mouse game between police officers and thousands of youths who turned out in large numbers to loot valuables from the posh houses in Milimani on the outskirts of Kakamega town during ongoing demolitions.

The government plans to flatten the area associated with the high and mighty of Kakamega, only leaving true occupants that include the Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organisation (KALRO) centre and the Kakamega State Lodge.

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