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County askaris remove structures used by traders to barricade the road during a confrontation with the police Monday. RIGHT: Police officers patrol Kitengela market. [Photo: PETERSON GITHAIGA/STANDARD]
KAJIADO: Chaos erupted again in Kitengela after traders tried to force their way into the market that was recently closed indefinitely by the county government.
Trouble started when hundreds of traders, who have been selling their wares outside the market, started moving into the market, provoking the county government askaris to call for police reinforcement.
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