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Transport paralysed as irate youth block road over unpaid dues

Makueni youths block road protesting unpaid dues by county government.

Hundreds of youths contracted by the Makueni County government in upgrading various roads in the County on Tuesday morning staged a demo to protest against delayed pay.

Around 120 youths who reportedly worked in the repairing of Muthini-Isuuni road and Mukuyuni Mung’eli road in Kaiti Constituency blocked the Machakos-Wote road where they lit tires expressing anger over the unpaid dues.

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