- Kakamega protesters heroically disarmed armed goons, ensuring their peaceful demonstration continued undisturbed
- Video footage captured the moment locals overpowered the masked attackers, confiscating their weapons and handing them to the police
- Despite police tear gas, the determined Kakamega residents filled the streets, demanding government accountability and action against corruption
Kakamega residents, who had gathered for peaceful protests, successfully disarmed hired goons armed with crude weapons intended to attack them.
The locals, participating in today’s #DaysofRageandCourage protests, overpowered the goons and handed the weapons to the police, ensuring they could protest peacefully.
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Earlier in the morning, a video emerged showing these goons arriving in large numbers and positioning themselves strategically to harm the protesting locals.
The goons were wielding weapons like rungus and wore face masks to conceal their identities.
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However, their plan was quickly thwarted when angry locals, seen in a leaked video, confronted them with fervor, raining blows on them and disrupting their mission.
Kakamega was one of the counties with the highest turnout for today’s protests as Kenyans continued to demand government accountability and action against corruption.
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The video from Kakamega showed people taking to the streets, chanting loudly and draping Kenyan flags around their faces.
Police responded by lobbing tear gas canisters at the growing crowd.