- They said they had already lost faith in the current administration adding that they should vacate office.
- "Forcing down a bad Bill was evil enough for us. It indicts the conduct of the leaders. Let them do us a favour and resign," said Geoffrey Bosire an agitator leading the demos.
Pockets of youths Thursday returned to the streets in Kisii town demanding the resignation of leaders from office.
They said they had already lost faith in the current administration adding that they should vacate office.
"Forcing down a bad Bill was evil enough for us. It indicts the conduct of the leaders. Let them do us a favour and resign," said Geoffrey Bosire an agitator leading the demos.
Deploying the armed forces to quell riots in the streets, added the agitator, marks a significant low for the Kenya Kwanza administration.
"If they have decided to deploy the army, let them take over the management of the country and in 90 days we conduct a fresh election," stated Bosire
Earlier, some resemblance of calm had appeared to return with protesters appearing to keep off the streets.
At Capital Round About, a flash point for most demonstrations in the County Capital, traders had already turned up at their businesses.
And by 11.30, there were still no signs that the protests would take place only for youth to spring up from the matatu terminus and begin walking around the streets chanting songs castigating the government.
Even with the demo, there were no heavy deployments of police doing patrols.
On Wednesday evening some youths vowed the demos would go on.
"Yes, I will be in the streets tomorrow (Thursday) just to press for the president's resignation. Yes he has ceded ground but that is too late because the the country has already lost lives," Josephat Kebaso told the Star late Wednesday.
He said he would be satisfied only when polls were conducted to allow the country to start afresh.
" By now there is a general feeling that we are heading in the wrong direction as a country and the panacea lies in starting all over again," said Kebaso.
George Nyakundi, another youth however said they were happy Ruto had climbed down and had adequately addressed the concerns they had raised.
" For me no. I am done with protests. No further need. The point has been taken, "he told the Star.
A solitary armoured personnel carrier spotted outside the entrance to the County Commissioner's office late Wednesday was nowhere to be seen by Thursday noon.
The youth in Kisii returned to the streets Thursday as the office of County Woman Rep Donya Toto condemned the raid in her Kisii offices Tuesday.
Through a statement, she said she was out of the country during voting and that it was wrong for protesters to target her for attacks.
"I am still outside the country and that did not allow me to vote. It is sad to see some youth damaging the offices put up at such a great public cost," she told the Star.
Some office staff accused some youth of hijacking peaceful protests to settle political scores between political leaders from the region.