Razed down Embu market to be reconstructed, traders compensatedEmbu Governor Martin Wambora has promised to have the imposing Markiti Market reconstructed immediately. The traders who lost their means of livelihood may get a reprieve after Wambora promised that they will be compensated. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. Subscribe Now »Embu County Police Commander Daniel Rukunga said the damage to the market was big. Traders at Embu Market led by their Chairman James Njiru complained that even after paying taxes to the government in form of business licences, permits and levies, their property would end up burning while the fire engines remained grounded less than a kilometre away.

Source: Standard Digital March 13, 2020 09:22 UTC