Following a fire outbreak that consumed and damaged businessmen property at the Toi Market, opposition leader Raila Odinga offered them a shoulder while assuring them that the land is theirs to stay.
The former Prime Minister assured the traders that they will be protected from grabbers eyeing the land after the fire that broke out Tuesday morning.
Odinga says such individuals with vested interests will not be allowed to flourish and assured that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government will take stern action against them.
“This is not the first time that Toi Market has been burnt down. This fire was set deliberately. I have been an MP here when we started this market and it has benefited so many people. But there are those individuals who when they see a piece of land somewhere do all they can to grab it,” he observed.
The cause of the fire which broke out at about 3am has not yet been established and investigations are currently underway.
“I am sure that these grabbers are behind the burning of this market. They will then come with policemen here tomorrow to start building. I want to tell you that this will not happen. We cannot allow our people to be chased away from where they get their livelihood,” he stated.