youth yesterday blocked the Kitui-Machakos road to protest against sand harvesting at Tiva River. The youth put boulders at Mulutu trading centre at 7am to intercept lorries ferrying sand from the river.
They however allowed other cars to go through. At 9am, a lorry approached the blockade but sped off when the youths started surging towards it.
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