Riot police take positions in Eldoret as youth gather for demos

Riot police have taken positions in Eldoret where youth have begun gathering for the Finance Bill protests.

Hundreds of police officers have been deployed on the streets ahead of the demos

The youth have begun gathering in various areas and have planned to protest in various groups.

“It’s our constitutional right to picket whenever we have reason to do so and now it’s about the finance bill," said a youth leader Ben Ruto.

The Uasin Gishu county government headquarters is among the key installations where security has been beefed up.