Hawkers in Kibera slums are having a hard time in their daily business due to the harassment from the county council officers.
The officers have been spotted several times harassing the hawkers, especially women in the slums of Kibera. They go as far as demanding for bribes from the hawkers so that they can be left to carry out their business in the market.
One of the hawkers in the area, Dennis Oremo said that the revenue and tax collection officers who are assigned to the market collect have the habit of asking hawkers to pay more than what is required.
The hawkers are accusing the county government of being when it comes to getting rid of the rogue county officers.
“We have been raising complaints on the same but the county government is doing nothing about it. Media personalities should come and stop this habit as well as arrest the corrupt officers,’’ said Oremo.