Hawkers‭ ‬in Nakuru County now want the‭ ‬government to disband‭ ‬the‭ ‬committee set up to‭ ‬distribute‭ ‬kiosks in‭ ‬the area. They alleged that most of the‭ ‬committee members were corrupt and were‭ ‬giving‭ out the kiosks‭ ‬discriminatively Speaking to the reporters at Nyayo gardens on Friday,‭ ‬they claimed that the‭ ‬committee consisted of corrupt individuals. ‎"‏We have‭ ‬some persons who refuse to give you a piece‭ ‬in case you do not get along.‭ ‬That is why so many people‭ ‬have been left without kiosks and are roaming in‭ ‬the streets,‭" ‬said Ann Wangari. She said‭ ‬that the committee had brought in personal differences in‭ ‬the distribution. ‎"‏We need a new‭ ‬committee that will not be biased and would not‭ ‬harass anyone as per their‭ ‬political differences,‭" ‬she added. Mary Nyokabi, a small-scale trader, said that they had also been‭ ‬threatened by‭ ‬members of the‭ ‬committee. "We need to feel safe in our‎ ‏environment.‭ ‬We do‭ ‬not‭ ‬appreciate this torture they are making us go through,‭" ‬she claimed. Nakuru deputy‭ ‬governor Joseph‭ ‬Ruto called on‭ ‬the hawkers to write a formal‭ ‬complaint so that‭ ‬the issue could be worked on. ‎"‏We will‭ ‬investigate on the matter‭ ‬but we do not want to work on speculation and rumours,‭" ‬he said.

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