Property worthy millions of shillings have reportedly been gutted down by fire in Embu town following a scuffle between bodaboda riders and police.
Angry bodaboda riders demanding the release of two riders who had been arrested in the morning by police staged a demonstration outside Embu town police station before dispersing but later converged and started demonstrating within the streets, lighting a borne fire.
Later the wrangles spread to Shauri slums, where the riders lit up one house and the fire spread to nearby timber businesses leaving owners counting losses.
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Tension remains very high in Embu town following the scuffle still yet to calm down.
This comes barely a day after a standoff that was witnessed between miraa traders and bodaboda riders.