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Kiambu Traders Accuse County Askaris of Harassment, Bribery & Property Theft

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The Kiambu subcounty business comChannel22media.community has faulted the county government enforcement team for harassment and intimidation accusing them of stealing their properties during operation of non compliance to pay a single business permit. According to the traders they said that the county enforcement officers have pounced on many businesses with impunity, picking properties without taking any inventory of the items picked and hence arrest occupants of the businesses. The traders said that the officers demand a bribe of Kshs 2,000 to return items confiscated during the raid for the business owner not to be charged in court. The traders who did not pay the bribe and opted to be taken to court were charged with operating without a license and given a police cash bail of Ksh 5,000. The accused traders appearing before kiambu senior principal magistrate M. Opondo gave orders that the items confiscated by enforcement officers be returned to their owners and instead take photos in their place where the cases will be heard on 26th August 2025.


"A trader holds up a court order instructing county askaris to return confiscated property."

To the shock of the traders the county enforcement office refused to comply with the orders citing that some of the items taken had no inventory and was difficult to know their owners and in some other instant said that the inspector in charge of enforcement was not in office and hence the business items could not be returned to their owners. Some of the items confiscated include saloon items, carpenters machines and others. The traders said that they have not paid licences since there is a pending court case where they have contested the payments since they are inconsistent and not bound by law. The traders have now called upon Governor Kimani Wamatangi to intervene on the matter and give business people a conducive working environment and call for a meeting of business traders and provide civic education.

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