Work disrupted at KBL plant as locals protest skewed employment

Residents of Railway Ward in Kisumu sit on the way to block Kenya Breweries Limited's gate on December 07,2017 to demand for employment as casual laborers. They wanted the contractor to offer them menial jobs in the on going construction after president Uhuru Kenyatta launched the upgrade of the facility. (Photo: Denish Ochieng|Standard)

Construction works were yesterday disrupted temporarily at the Kenya Breweries Limited plant in Kisumu as residents protested against alleged skewed employment.

Residents claimed two contractors - Civicon Engineering and Jilk Construction - were outsourcing workers from other counties for the expansion of the plant.