Rowdy youths clash with police over sand revenue at Isinya

Residents of Isinya town in Kajiado run for sefty after anti riot police dispersed a group youths whop had barricaded the Nairobi Namanga road for hours. The more than 200 young men from the maasai community were demanding that they be collecting a revenue of Sh 300 for every lorry transporting sad from the area. Scores of people including a police officer were injured during the melee. PETERSON GITHAIGA

Scores of people were injured yesterday when youths seeking to control sand harvesting revenue clashed with the police.

Trouble started when more than 200 young men barricaded the Nairobi-Namanga highway at Isinya demanding to be allowed to start collecting Sh300 for every lorry transporting sand from Kajiado to Nairobi.