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Violent protests expose Kisumu County's soft underbelly

A tomato vendor at work in Kibuye market, Kisumu, on Monday. The town gets most of its food and daily products from neighbouring counties and Uganda. [File, Standard]

The four-day violent protests that followed the declaration of the presidential election results brought Kisumu County almost to its knees economically and revealed the lakeside town's inability to feed itself.

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