More than 5000 families in Nairobi’s Njiru area have been left homeless and counting huge losses following demolitions being conducted by the government to pave way for development projects.
The bulldozers descended on the houses leaving a trail of Debris in its wake as residents tried in vain to salvage the little they could.
The affected homeowners watched helplessly from a distance as their houses went down as it was too late to rescue anything.
The houses comprised finished multi-storey buildings, some awaiting owners to move in and others with construction at different stages.
“I had just completed building the house and not even moved in and it is now gone,” said one of the affected homeowners.
The affected individuals said they were not given any eviction notice and were caught by surprise to see the bulldozers descending on their houses.
It is said the demolitions at the time were supervised by the police and was blamed on the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company after expiration of an earlier notice to vacate the land.
- Bulldozer demolishing houses
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