The hawkers from Nakuru town are now blaming the county governor Kinuthia Mbugua for moving them from the CBD and shifting them. This according to them has affected them negatively since their business is yet to pick up though a year has already gone.
The Street Traders and Hawkers chairman Simon Nasieku said that the traders were forced to build stalls which are not yet occupied. Speaking on Friday, Nasieku revealed that around 115 stalls were demolished leading to the loss of millions.
Nasieku affirmed that due to the current state of business, many of the hawkers have already started moving to other towns.
Chairman Simon has acknowledged to have tried to approach the governor so as to move the traders to suitable areas for their businesses.
However, he said the efforts he made of communicating to the governor seems to bear no fruits since a year is over and he has never accorded any precise feedback.
Nasieku said that Nasha Square Market built in Nakuru Town has a holding capacity of only 965 thus is unable to accommodate the number of available traders.