A politician is on the police radar after clashes that lasted for three days in Karagita Village in Naivasha. It is reported that the skirmishes started after the police manning Lake Naivasha shot a fisherman. This brought protests and escalated into a looting spree.
The protesters engaged the police in running battles before blocking the busy Moi South Lake road. The deputy county commissioner, Kisilu Mutua said that they have a report that local politicians incited the youths for political gains and that they are following it up. He added that leaders should not take advantage of the unfortunate situation and incite youths for political expediency.
The area has recently experienced high tension as youths demand the removal of the recently posted Coast Guards accusing them of high-handedness. A multi-agency security team had been sent to guard the natural resource following rampant poaching cases that were threatening to cripple the industry.
Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara while meeting a team of fishermen on Sunday called for a long-term solution to curb the clashes between the security team and the illegal fishermen. She argued that the lake is a source of livelihood for hundreds of families, saying that regulation of fishing activities should not be used to prevent genuine and hardworking fishermen. She however said the shooting incident was unfortunate and called for justice.
Mr. Mutua however still maintained that only licensed fishermen will be allowed in the lake saying they were yet to license more. He said the recent skirmishes were pervaded by crooks acting as fishermen.
