Chaos Break Out In Parts Of Kisumu After Supreme Court Ruling Even As NASA Calls For Calm[PHOTOS]

Chaos broke out in parts of the country following the decision by the Supreme court to uphold Uhuru Kenyatta’s Presidential victory.The Evening Post has learnt that one vehicle was torched by residents in Kondele, Kisumu county minutes after the decision was announced by Chief Justice David Maraga.

In Migori, demonstrators took to the roads as they maintained that they would never recognise Uhuru Kenyatta as President despite the Supreme Court’s decision.

Business people in the Kisumu CBD rushed to close shop for fears that protests might boil down to their shops. Bonfires were lit while the Kisii-Migori-Isebania highway was blocked with boulders in Migori as residents chanted anti-Jibilee slogans.

Car torched in Kondele, Kisumu moments after Supreme Court upheld repeat presidential vote.#SupremeJudgment pic.twitter.com/FSQWJNs1JV

— Robin Njogu (@robinnjogu) November 20, 2017

Parts of the Kondele Police station was also set ablaze by irate demonstrators after it emerged that residents were resorting to the station for safety.

The latest round of chaos came even as ODM Director of Communications Philip Etale called for calm among NASA supporters after the ruling.

Through his Twitter account, Etale told supporters to await further instructions from NASA leader Raila Odinga “soon”. At the same time, Jubilee -affiliated areas in the country such as Nyeri and Eldoret were in celebratory mood with Uhuru Kenyatta's swearing in now an eventuality.