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Businesses shut, little activity as protests continue in Kisii, Migori

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Protestors in Migori lit bonfires along the Migori-Rongo Highway after barricading the road with stones and boulders during anti-government protests on July 4. [Anne Atieno, Standard]


Protests in Migori County have continued into the third week, with demonstrators staging another anti-government protest that saw them block the Migori River bridge on the Migori-Rongo highway.

The protests resulted in business closures as demonstrators lit bonfires and clashed with law enforcement officers.

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