Transporters in Limuru, Kiambu county on Saturday held protests demanding the arrest of Kitui governor Charity Ngilu for allegedly inciting youths to burn lorries transporting charcoal in the county. They lit bonfires at Kwambira area along the Nairobi Nakuru highway and blocked the road with logs alleging Ngilu was propelling ethnicity. He reveals that they had bought the charcoal in Tana River and were transporting it to Nairobi for sale. Read; Mwingi youths seize 220 bags of charcoal from lorry, cite Ngilu confiscation ‘order’The lorry proprietor David Kariuki said they don't buy charcoal at Kitui since the governor banned the charcoal trade. Nyange told residents one suspect has been arrested, saying police in Kitui were investigating Ngilu and will arrest all those who will be implicated in the incident.

Source: The Star February 10, 2018 11:26 UTC