By Victor Kinuthia
TRADERS at Mukuyu market of Murang’a town woke up in dismay after they found foodstuffs meant for sale destroyed by what they believe is acid that was poured on it by a person of bad will.
The presumed acid is believed to have been poured on the foodstuffs in one of the kibanda belonging to Leah Nduta.
Stephen Maina, a fruit trader in the market expressed his dismay in the act that he suspects was may be meant to take revenge on the vender for undisclosed purposes.
Maina termed the incident as unfortunate adding that the chemical that was poured on the foodstuff might be disastrous to not just the venders but any other customer who would have purchased the foodstuff.
Hannah Nunga says that she has been a customer to Leah’s food stand and she has no clue of why such a bad luck could befall the lady whom she described as humble and could even led her foodstuff to pay on a later date.
Irrate customers and traders castigated the act which they said was meant to kill as many people as possible who would have purchased the foodstuff.
They called on the government to ensure that the foodstuff is not sold at all and thus it should be burnt or buried at a place where even street children cannot get access to it.
The traders like Mary Nyambura also demanded that perpetrators of this heinous act be brought to book regardless of the reason behind the act.
They spoke with a lot of bitterness and anger that was it not for the owner of the food stand who blew the whistle after smelling the acid, a number of deaths would have been reported in Murang’a.
Leah was not at her foodstuff stand by the time we visited since she had gone to the police station to make a formal complaint.
Murang’a East DCC Mr. Kepha Malube who visited the market termed the incident as dangerous and ordered for administration police to keep guard on the foodstuff until officers from public health arrives for sampling.
He ordered that the foodstuff should not be sold to anyone.
Malube affirmed the traders that investigations will be conducted to establish what sort of chemical was poured on the foodstuffs, whether acid or any other substance that could be even more harmful for human life.
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