Nyoro: Chaos witnessed in Murang’a was not caused by locals
By Nancy Marende, July 10, 2025Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP), Ndindi Nyoro, has stated that the vandalism of property and businesses witnessed in Murang’a town during the commemoration of the Saba Saba protests on July 7, 2025, was not done by locals from the area.
Speaking when he attended a Members Information Day at Wanjengi Coffee Factory in Wangu Ward, Kiharu Constituency, on July 10, 2025, he stated that the people of Murang’a town know each other.
“I have heard the governor of Kajiado confess that the people who vandalised property in Kajiado are not locals. The people of Kirinyaga, Nakuru, and Murang’a Town, we know each other in their entirety; those people who destroyed property are not from here,” he said.
Further, he stated that the government is responsible for the violence witnessed in one way or another.
“The government is very responsible for either commission or omission. Stop giving Kenyans many stories,” he added.
Murang’a County Business Forum
This comes after the Murang’a County Business Forum revealed that the devolved unit incurred losses of more than Ksh500 million following Monday’s violent protests that erupted in several towns.
According to the forum’s chairperson, James Waweru, apart from the destruction of property and theft, businesses incurred huge losses just from the hours-long closure.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday, July 10, he stated that hundreds of youths targeted county supermarkets in Kabati and Kenol towns. They broke into them and looted.
“Our preliminary findings indicate that the destruction that occurred in Murang’a was perpetrated by youths who are not residents,” Waweru said.
“How can residents of Kabati town destroy the one business that can offer them employment? Can an ordinary person just break into a supermarket?”
He condemned the violence, noting that goons seemed to target major businesses in specific towns.
Waweru said they were caught off-guard, adding they will be prepared to protect their businesses in the future.
The county, he said, has more than 40,000 small to medium enterprises that have a big enough workforce to guard their businesses.
“Let me be very clear: we have no issues with Gen Z protesting. It’s their constitutional right. What we are against are the goons targeting our businesses,” he said.