Politics and policy
Narok senator Stephen Ole Ntutu leads a protest outside the county
offices to hand over a petition seeking ouster of Governor Samuel Tunai
on January 26, 2015. PHOTO | GEORGE SAYAGIE
By BDAfrica.com REPORTER
Protests over the arrest of five legislators from
Narok for “incitement” left one person injured and paralysed business in
and around the town Thursday morning.
Angry youths clashed with police
officers in Narok town and nearby trading centres, including Ewaso Ngiro
and Katakala, as they continued to block key roads, including the
Narok-Masai Mara road used to access the world-famous game reserve.
Hundreds of tourists were inconvenienced by the protest.
Other roads where disruption was reported include the Narok-Bomet highway and the Narok-Mai Mahiu road.
The demonstrators were seeking
the release of Senator Stephen ole Ntutu and National Assembly MPs
Moitalel Kenta (Narok North), Korei Lemein (Narok South), Patrick Ntutu
(Narok West) and Johanna Ngeno (Emurua Dikirr)
The five were held in Nairobi on
Wednesday evening, two days after leading violent demonstrations that
left two people dead and several others injured.
The legislators were arraigned at the Milimani Law Court and were released on personal bonds of Sh500,000 each.
The case will next be heard on February 13.
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