Some people walked away from the farm carrying sheep over their shoulders
NAIROBI, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds have reportedly set fire to parts of a farm owned by the family of former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, apparently in retaliation for another day of fierce opposition protests.
There were no police in sight and some of the looters were carrying machetes.
Many businesses near the farm and in the city centre remained closed all day. A gas factory linked to opposition leader Raila Odinga has also been vandalised.
Odinga, who is allied to Kenyatta, claimed that the attack on the former president’s farm was carried out by thugs hired by the government. Kenya’s government has not commented on the allegation.
At least one person has been killed in the protests in the western city of Kisumu, an opposition stronghold, where police fired tear gas at protesters who burnt tyres and barricaded major roads.
Since the protests began last week, at least three people have been killed in the violence.
In Nairobi’s Kibera neighbourhood, where Odinga enjoys huge support, police have fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters.
Odinga and his Azimio la Umoja coalition first called for demonstrations earlier this month to protest against government failures to curb rising prices, and what he says was the fraudulent victory of President William Ruto in last year’s election.
The Kenyatta family is one of Kenya’s biggest landowners.
Some looters at the Kenyatta family farm claimed they were getting even for business losses caused by protests organised by Odinga and allegedly sponsored by Kenyatta. — NNN-AGENCIES
