Business people who run establishments in central business districts of towns across the country are counting losses estimated to run into billions of shillings after protests concluded.
Some of the business owners shared video clips of the ruins and damages left behind following attacks on their establishments.
A video clip shared by lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi showed a string of stalls across a street in Nairobi CBD wiped clean as the looters broke through the doors and wire mesh to access the businesses.
They range from clothing stores to shops selling technological devices and forex and monetary exchange establishments. The trash from the broken shops was later littered all over the streets.
On another Nairobi street, Sianda Building, which is located along Ronald Ngala Road, was vandalised and later set on fire on the evening of Tuesday leaving extensive damages to the businesses it houses.
Yesterday, TV broadcasters captured live looters breaking into Uganda House along Kenyatta Avenue and making away with goods of unknown value.
The loot eventually resulted into a fire outbreak as police officers, who responded to the incident struggled to keep the looters at bay.
Today morning, the business owners woke up to gloomy and ghostly structures reeling in damages with broken doors bearing burnt marks.
Several supermarkets across the city were also broken into including Quickmart in Ronald Ngala Street and Carrefour in Nairobi CBD.
Countrywide, two members of Parliament, Kapseret's Oscar Sudi and Kieni's Njoroge Wainaina, fell victim to the looters.
In Nyeri, a group of youth disgruntled by Wainaina's stance on the bill, stormed and looted the Chieni Supermarket that he owns. They made away with household items such as bails of maize and wheat flour, litres of cooking oil, and sugar among others.
In Eldoret, the Timba XO club linked to Sudi was broken into, left in ruins and goods worth millions carted away. The goods included alcoholic drinks valued at as much as Ksh30,000 per bottle.
While the value of the damage remains unknown, President William Ruto, in a night address to the public, termed the acts as treasonous and promised that actions would be taken against the perpetrators believed to have hijacked the peaceful protests.
The Head of State, as a result, directed security forces to ensure the safety of all Kenyans and vowed to investigate the events that led to protesters breaking into Parliament buildings
"I have directed all organs of our national security to deploy measures to thwart any attempts by dangerous criminals to undermine the security and stability of our country. As the people of Kenya go to bed tonight, I give you my assurance that the safety of your families and properties remains my utmost priority,” he stated.
"We must isolate crime from democratic expression... I shall continue to lead a government that is fully committed to maintaining the integrity of our state, promoting the unity of our nation, and enhancing the peace and security of all citizens and their livelihoods."
