A section of Nairobi Business Community in a past adress. Photo/the-star.co.ke
Nairobi Business Community has criticized the Kenya Private Sector Alliance for failing to recognise them.
Led by their Chairperson Wilfred Kamau, said the remarks by KEPSA are reckless and deserve condemnation.
They promised a showdown between them and NSA supporters.
"We are the ones who lose properties, bear the brunt of violence and endure endless suffocation of teargas due to those confrontations unlike the club members KEPSA who enjoy the comfort of their offices in high-end Upper Hill and Westlands areas," Kamau said on Thursday.
Kamau said that they represent small-scale traders and self-employed people, a majority of them from the Kikuyu community.
"It is shameful for those elites not to recognise that we are the ones who have employed them as we are the ones who bank with their banks, insure lives and property with them, pay taxes as they do. In short they are managers we have employed." the star reported.
Nairobi business community had confrontations with NASA supporters before police dispersed them.
Kamau said traders were very happy with the success of their activities to prevent robbery, muggings, looting and interference with businesses.
"We were successful on Monday and we will be there again on Friday. Our presence will be felt even if you may not recognise us," Kamau said.
"We fought in Mau Mau [for independence] and we will fight any attempts by foreigners to impose a presidency on us. We will fight to retain the presidency," Kamau said.