On 14 March 2025, residents barricaded roads with bonfires, with some pelting stones and attempting to vandalize a police station in Elburgon (Molo, Nakuru) in demonstration against increased insecurity, following the recent killing of a man by unknown people in the area. Police lobbed teargas and fired live bullets to disperse the group and arrested six rioters. 1 Form 3 student was killed during the incident.

Summary

On March 14, 2025, resident protests against deteriorating local security in Elburgo, Nakuru County, Kenya led to clashes with police, resulting in one death. Residents blocked roads and attempted to damage the police station, while police responded with live ammunition and tear gas, arresting 6 people.

Supply-chain impact

• Nakuru County is a central Kenyan agricultural region active in tea cultivation and horticultural crop production, where road blockades likely caused short-term disruptions to agricultural product distribution
• Temporary paralysis of regional transport routes between Elburgo-Nakuru raised concerns over inland logistics delays
• Continued security instability could affect agricultural labor availability and harvesting activities
• Increased need for alternative routing in logistics networks connecting central Kenya's manufacturing clusters with Mombasa port

Watch points

• Whether additional protests spread within Nakuru County and security authorities' enhanced response measures
• Timing of traffic normalization and logistics recovery speed on major transport routes between central Kenya-Mombasa (A104 highway)