Ruiru Member of Parliament Esther Gathongo has asked the Kiambu County government to protect the rights and welfare of traders and hawkers instead of sabotaging them.
Addressing traders and hawkers at Ruiru town on Saturday, Gathongo accused the Kiambu government of neglecting and failing to address issues faced by traders.
The MP said that the county collects huge levies and taxes from business people but does not protect them.
She said the economy of the county is much contributed to by small scale traders.
“The Kiambu government must protect the rights of the traders and hawkers if it wants to continue collecting levies,” she said.
Gathongo who spoke after demolitions that were allegedly conducted by county government on Thursday night in Ruiru said it was unfortunate that the county had resulted to undermine trader’s activities.
The MP who condemned the demolitions called for investigations into the matter and action taken against the perpetrators.
The lawmaker said it was wrong for people’s property to be destroyed without notice.
She said the fact that demolitions were carried out at night shows that they were not legal.
“I am asking the Kiambu County government to come clear and explain who ordered the demolition of stall at Ruiru,” she said.
Gathongo said for any evictions or demolitions to be done there has to be a legal notice which she said was not provided to the owners of the stalls.
The MP said she will not allow unscrupulous people to cause havoc in the constituency.
Gathongo asked traders to continue with their business and asked the county government to provide them security.
Earlier, Kiambu County Chief Public Administrative Officer Mr Dominic Gicheru had refuted claims that the county was behind the demolitions.