Nairobi, April 29 -- Hundreds of travellers were stranded in Garissa Town Wednesday after bus companies suspended transport services between Garissa and Nairobi.

Operators told the Nation that they've halted services on the Mwingi-Garissa road route following attacks and growing tensions between pastoralists and farmers that recently ended in a bandit attack that killed seven people in Kitui County. Anger following the attack has led to protests by youths in Kitui as they demanded justice for those killed.

Bus operators say they will only resume services on Mwingi-Garissa road once their security concerns are addressed after some of their vehicles plying the route were targeted and damaged during protests on Tuesday....