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Police clash with protesters along the Isiolo–Moyale highway in Isiolo Town, May 18, 2026. [Bruno Mutunga, Standard]
Business operations in Isiolo Town were disrupted for the better part of yesterday as traders at Isiolo Market joined other Isiolo residents in demonstrations over the controversial disappearance of 35-year-old hawker, George Gitonga, who has been missing since Thursday last week.
The protesters barricaded the busy Isiolo – Moyale highway, merging the demonstrations with anti-fuel hike protests.
Gitonga, who sells household wares at the Isiolo Market during the day and operates a motorbike in the evening, was last spotted on Thursday evening at around 9.00 pm carrying two male clients on his motorbike. After that, his phone went off conspicuously, and he has not been seen or heard from since.
