Chaos rocked Nairobi’s Kawangware estate for the better part of Monday morning following the death of a middle aged woman thrown off a moving matatu over a Sh10 fare dispute.
Pandemonium broke lose when police clashed with residents protesting the cruel death and who had torched a minibus that ran over the woman after she was thrown off.
Business was paralysed for hours before area DC Cornelius Wamalwa appealed for calm.
The body of the unidentified woman was taken to the City mortuary shortly after the 8.30am incident.
“We are angered by the act of the makanga (tout) who physically threw out this lady from the matatu and we want this to be a lesson to the rest of the operators along this route,” said Ms Lilian Anyango who had joined the protesters in running battles around the estate.
The MOA Compliant minibus was burnt to ashes in the ensuing melee. Other vehicles also had their windshield smashed with rocks and were later forced to use alternative routes.
Police said the driver and the tout of the matatu had been held for questioning.
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