• Commuters might also find themselves stranded on Wednesday due to the Protests.
• Taxi-hailing apps will also down their tools on Wednesday over various issues ailing the transport sector.
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It will not be business as usual for Kenyans on Wednesday, July 12 as major disruptions are expected to be witnessed.
Three major nationwide protests will be held with businesses and the transport sector likely to be disrupted.
Azimio demo
Opposition Chief Raila Odinga and his supporters will take to the streets to hold anti-President William Ruto protests.
The protests are expected to take place in major parts of the country as Raila has already dispatched key members of the Azimio coalition to the demonstrations at the grassroots level.
Raila decided to devolve the protests across the country to redeem the demonstration from being branded an affair of his Luo community.
Last Friday’s Saba Saba gained momentum as demos were staged in various parts of the country including Kisumu, Mombasa, Kisii, Kakamega, Kirinyaga, Machakos and Nyahururu.
Initially, the protests were only seen in Nairobi and Kisumu.
The protests have always turned into a battlefield where police clash with people on the streets demonstrating.
Tear gas, arrests, and water canon have rocked all protests and tomorrow might not be an exception.
Many if not all businesses might be affected and forced to shut down for the better part of the day to avoid being looted or burnt.
Public Transport
Commuters might also find themselves stranded on Wednesday due to the Protests.
Most places with active protest-related activities become a no-go zone with the most modes of transport ( Matatus, Boda bodas, Taxi) avoiding those areas.
Adding to that, the Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) had issued a 21-day strike notice in response to the mandatory re-testing exercise conducted by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
The PSV operators argued that the mandatory re-testing was punitive and aimed at frustrating motorists.
They sought to be involved in the decision-making process in a bid to guarantee positive changes within the sector.
The PSV operators are supported by long-distance drivers and boda-boda operators.
Taxi association
Taxi-hailing apps will also down their tools on Wednesday over various issues ailing the transport sector.
Some of the issues raised by the leadership of the taxi-hailing association that they seek to address, include; escalating fuel prices, pay rates set by digital companies and insecurity.