A group of approximately 500 youths armed with crude weapons disrupted the construction of a modern market at Hagadera Refugee Camp in Fafi Sub-County, Garissa County.
Police said the incident unraveled on Saturday, November 14.
The incident saw the youths storm the construction site in Block E, targeting the national government project and forcing the contractor to halt the ongoing works.
A multi-agency security team responded to the incident but was reportedly overwhelmed by the large crowd.
Reinforcement officers from the General Service Unit (GSU) at Egedam and Kenya Police Service officers from Dadaab were subsequently deployed, managing to contain the situation.
During the confrontation, the youths reportedly set fire to the DRS office and a generator at the construction site.
An Administration Police Service Land Cruiser, also sustained damage to its windscreen.
The vehicle was reportedly being driven by APC Mukhtar at the time of the incident.
Police have not indicated whether any arrests were made or whether there were injuries during the incident.
The circumstances surrounding the disruption of the government-funded market project remain unclear. Police suspect the group was incited and that investigations into the same are ongoing.