Calm has returned in Kisumu town after Monday’s chaotic anti-IEBC protests that left two people dead and scores injured.
More than ten victims of the bloody protests were admitted in various hospitals in the town with gunshot wounds.
As opposed to Monday’s protests which paralysed business in the entire town as traders closed down for fear of being looted, most business operators resumed their daily work with the hope to recover from what was lost.
This comes even as the business community in the lake side town continued counting losses they incurred due to the protests.
Supermarkets in the town including Tumaini in Kondele and Naivas in the CBD bore losses as a result of the chaotic demonstrations after demonstrators stoned and broke the windows of their business premises.
Governor Jack Ranguma has however, assured the business community that their business will remain safe within the county.
Ranguma said he will consult with the local political leaders and civil society to ensure that future protests do not result in the damage of private and public property and that the protests will not unduly interfere with private business.
“I will in the coming days convene a meeting involving representatives of the business community, the informal sector, local political leaders, the civil society and the security agencies to dialogue on and deal with the concerns of the business community, the informal sector and other members of the community, even as we continue pressing hard for the reform of the IEBC," he said.
The governor also said the damages caused on the two commercial buildings in the CBD is despicable and must be condemned.