Questions have been raised regarding the heavy presence of armed police officers at Ngoliba Trading Centre in Thika.
This is the location where Thika Town MP Alice Ng'ang'a and the Kiambu County Government are in a dispute over the construction of the market.
The row started last Thursday when the MP, accompanied by Ngoliba MCA Joachim Njama and Nominated MCA Susan Mburu, and supporters wearing pro-Ng'ang'a branded merchandise, launched the market.
But the situation escalated on Tuesday afternoon when over 50 police officers, who have been guarding the disputed facility for days in support of the MP, fired teargas canisters at traders and locals, leaving some with injuries.
