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Hood consortium says Nairobi businesses lose opportunities from protests

Hood business consortium in Nairobi; they want protesters allocated specific areas to demonstrate (PHOTO: George Orido)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Members of the Hood Group, a business consortium in Nairobi has called for the establishment of special spaces for picketing and demonstrations to ensure the rights of all Kenyans are observed equally.

They said that whether street protests were peaceful or not, the end result is subdued economic activities with businesses closing down and demand for goods and services taking a dip every day.

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