MAYHEM - Thika traders count loses after goons take advantage of Gen Z protests to loot shops скачать в хорошем качестве

MAYHEM - Thika traders count loses after goons take advantage of Gen Z protests to loot shops

Several businesses within Thika town, Makongeni and Kiganjo areas have suffered huge losses after looters took advantage of Wednesday’s Gen-Z-led protests to break into shops and steal goods worth millions of shillings. Business owners reported destruction and loss of merchandise during the unrest that left several people injured and 1 person reported shot dead in Makongeni area. Traders who spoke to the media dismissed the notion that the looting had anything to do with the Gen-Z protests and said that these were organised goons who took advantage of the melee to break into people’s shops and rob others on the streets. They pleaded with the government to seek a lasting solution with the protesting youth, to avoid a repeat of similar thuggery in future. They also appealed to the Gen-Z to seek alternative methods of presenting their grievances that did not affect their fellow residents. In Makongeni, the management of Ananas Mall narrated how a mob stormed into the mall and vandalised several shops, causing mayhem and destruction. They however said that the mall now open and business had started normalising.