The hawkers have in the past said lack of operating areas and unemployment prompted them to operate within the CBD. Some of us you see operating from morning are giving them (askaris) a lot of money," another trader operating on Moi Avenue said. They are openly selling their wares on the pavements, streets and backstreets, in the full glare of the county askaris, who are supposed to ensure they do not operate in such areas. “I was in the CBD yesterday at around 2130 hours, the whole town was simply another Gikomba. “What we are seeing is lawlessness on the side of the hawkers, because none of them has been licensed to operate on the streets."

Source: The Star July 06, 2016 02:37 UTC