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Relative calm in four Western counties after Tuesday's standoff among local leaders

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Budalang'i MP Raphael Wanjala. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Residents of Bungoma, Vihiga, Kakamega and Busia counties went about their activities uninterrupted on Thursday.

After a standoff at Busia One-Stop-Border Post on Tuesday evening, there was relative calm at the border town on Thursday with police on standby to quell protests.

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