Kangemi area in Nairobi has been one of the epicenters of anti-government protests called by the Opposition Azimio.
On July 12, more than 50 pupils from Kihumbuni Primary School were rushed to hospital after police allegedly lobbed tear gas canisters in the school.
The canisters landed in a classroom as police officers battled protesting residents outside the school compound.
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu visited the school later and allayed claims that police threw the canister.
He said a protester picked a canister that had been hauled at them by police and threw it inside the school.
During the chaotic protests, demonstrators also stoned Quickmart supermarket on Waiyaki Way.
The Star sought the opinion of residents in Kangemi concerning the probable resumption of the anti-government protests.
Grace Wanjiku - trader
Wanjiku said there are losses on demo days as people miss out on their daily income.
"I'm paid on a daily basis. For instance, on the three days of demos, I did not earn anything."
Wanjiku strongly condemned the resumption of the demos saying that leaders should sit down and talk.
"The leaders should meet and talk since they are not the ones who are directly affected.
"They should stop using people especially the youth as tools to express their own interests and wreck havoc in the name of demonstrations."
Nickson Mariki - boutique owner
Mariki said protests have brought a lot of destruction and losses in terms of business thereby dragging the country's economy growth.
"When demos happen, there is always that tension especially for us business people. We actually fear restocking our bales since they might be destroyed or stolen," Mariki said.
"Restarting a business from scratch requires a lot of capital which puts someone in a very bad situation."
This, he said, is why they display only a few things outside or close their businesses on days that protests are held.
He adds that there has been destruction of private and public property on days demonstrators hit the streets.
"In the previous protests, there was a lot of damage. Shops were burnt down and roads destroyed."
Mariki emphasised the need for people to understand that it is from their own pockets that destroyed infrastructure like roads will be reconstructed
"There is no need for demos. Everyone should put effort in whatever they do and together we can build the economy. That way, the cost of living will come down," he said.
Gladys Musembi - salonist
Musembi expressed frustration saying as a result of the demos, there has been increased tribal division which has destabilised businesses.
"Following these past demos, people have started discriminating others based on their tribe," she said.
"Nowadays, I mostly get customers from customers from my ethnic community which was not the case before."
George Ng'etich - resident
Ng'etich on the other hand was of a different opinion. He was convinced there's need for peaceful protests to resume.
"Protests need to resume as long as they are peaceful because the cost of living is very high.
"These are what will keep the government on toes and coerce them to address our needs."
He further said sooner or later, the opposition and the government will reach an understanding.
"No one should persuade Kenya Kwanza and Azimio to hold a peace dialogue since they will eventually do so, just like the previous governments at some point made peace with the opposition," Ng'etich said.
President William Ruto on Tuesday extended an invitation to Azimio leader Raila Odinga in the wake of the chaotic protests that left several people dead.
He said he is ready to engage with the Opposition leader at his own convenience.
Raila has agreed to the talks but demanded, as a precondition, that there must be a mediator citing trust issues.