At least two protesters suffered arrow injuries as pro-Saba Saba demonstrators squared it out Monday morning with arrow wielding goons in Kisii.
One victim was reportedly a bystander.
Witnesses said an arrow pierced through his hand as he watched from a distance.
The second was injured in the leg.
He said he was by his side when he was hit.
There was, however, no confirmation from the authorities as the protests surged in the streets.
The injured were rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.
By 12 noon there were still pitched battles between the goons, police and the protesters on the junctions around Mashauri and one along the Kisii -Ogembo highway.
A protester recounted missing an arrow thrown their way by a whisker.
“It was intended for the abdomen but cruised scratching my skin before ejecting,” the youthful protester told this writer seeking anonymity.
At least two arrow wielding goons joined the police in holding the demonstrators back for the better part of the morning.
“They are also armed with machetes and knives,” he stated.
At Mashauri area , police in riot gear lobbed tear gas canisters keeping back the swelling protesters who were barricading the highway with stones
Outside the offices of the Kisii County Public Service Board, near Mwembe area, more barricades were erected keeping vehicles and bodabodas off the streets.
And as the protests grew violent, some raided the stalls erected along the street side and hauled the woods to the middle of the road before torching them.
At Mwembe, mobs set up more blockades momentarily squaring it out with the anti-riot police.
At the restive Capital Roundabout, police who were keeping vigil pulled back as more protesters swarmed the venue.
For fear of being overwhelmed, the police drove back to the Kisii Central Police Station giving room to to the protesters to head out to Mashauri area.
A spot check from in the County capital found most business premises closed.
Some, especially those who sell at the pavements were a no show by mid Monday.
In estates, children roamed freely and indication that most parents had withdrawn their children from school.
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