Begrudged? More Woes Befall Senator Wamatangi, loses millions

It never easy to try and understand what owners of buildings being demolished feel. Imagine putting all your investment into a business with a hope to reap from it, only for the worst to happen. Recent cases of demolition of buildings have left people stressed, jobless and angered. A Bulldozer was seen a few days ago demolishing Wamatangi’s businesses at Nyayo Stadium. In the exercise, his Super Clean Shine carpet and car wash and a structure housing Prime Place Restaurant, pharmacy, salon, boutique and cosmetics shop were demolished.  Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi was emotional as he explained, live on television why businesses he run for 20-years at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi was brought down by the dreaded green Sany bulldozer.

Wamatangi fought back tears on NTV’s morning show as he alleged that demolition of his car wash, building housing hotel and stalls sitting on a Kenya Railways’ reserve was intended to cripple him.

Kenya Railways is flattening structures on railway line reserve. They have so far cleared Nyayo Stadium, Mbagathi, Githurai 45 and Mwiki areas but Wamatangi insisted his case was a grudge.

Wamatangi stated the convergence of interests of people who probably thought that they could take the place where he has been and do their business. He accused people of hating him, and speculating that coming from a certain community that one is not supposed to succeed. “I applied for a lease at Kenya Railways and I have been making payments to them regularly for that land. We had an agreement I know I am not above the law. They leased me with certain terms that included giving me notice if I have to move”. he said.

Kenya Railways said Wamatangi’s businesses encroached railway line land. He claimed his businesses was a livelihood for youths from Kibera, Mukuru kwa Njenga and Githurai.  “I don’t want to give satisfaction to those that intended to do what they did. To bring me down. Or probably believe that they could cripple me” he said.

But how does it profit a man to see a downfall of their fellow men?