Angry young people in Nyeri broke into Chieni Supermarket on Tuesday, June 25, and stole items valued at millions of shillings.
The chain store connected to Kieni Member of Parliament (MP), Wainaina Njoroge was targeted by the demonstrators.
The politician detailed his losses from the treasure, which came to more than KSh 500 million. The proprietor of Chieni Supermarket in Nyeri has confirmed, that the Tuesday anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests cost the store around KSh 500 million.
Thousands of irate young people from Nyeri County burst, into the retail establishment and stole millions of shillings’ worth of merchandise.
Wainaina Njoroge, a Kieni Member of Parliament (MP), detailed the losses sustained in the assault. Njoroge disclosed to the media on Thursday, June 27, that he calculated a loss of KSh 550 million.
The congressman claimed that KSh 450 million had been stolen by chain store stock looters. The remaining KSh 100 million estimates covered the cost of the equipment, which included bakery shelves that, when the business was set on fire, turned into scrap metal.
Njoroge mentioned that after the fire was put out, the scrap metal is now being gathered. He criticized the decision, claiming that it had caused the supermarket to fire more than 300 employees.
“After the fire, the scrap metals are currently hunting for the metallic stands that are still standing. 350 people will lose their jobs as a result of our forced staff layoffs,” Njoroge stated, as cited by Citizen Digital.
Counting loses
As anti-Finance Bill demonstrators waged war on parliamentarians, who voted in favor of the Bill during its second reading, the MP launched her supermarket attack.
Because he passed the controversial Bill for the benefit of his constituents, Njoroge claimed he did not regret doing so.
“In order to benefit the people of Kieni who cultivate potatoes, onions, eggs, and milk, I backed the bill. If the Bill was enacted, it would have eliminated competition from commodities brought into the nation,” he stated.
Oscar Sudi, the MP for Kapseret, also suffered property losses, at his recently built nightclub during the same rallies. Among the outspoken Kenya Kwanza MPs who disregarded, the demonstrations led by youth in Kenya was Sudi.
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The ICG doesn’t think Ruto, who claimed that Kenyan police could handle the complicated situation in Haiti, is telling the truth. To raise awareness of potential internal government sabotage in Haiti, the study looks at the relationships between local law enforcement, political figures, and gangs that prey on the most vulnerable members of society.
The International Crisis Group claims that the circumstances highlight the complex network of challenges Kenyan police personnel must overcome in order to restore peace to Haiti. Because of the complex realities on the ground, concerns regarding the mission’s practicality and utility persist despite continued discussions for deployment.
