Traders have blocked the Thikka SuPer Highway at Roysambu while protesting the move by the Government to demolish Bulidings that are built on reserve.
HAPPENING NOW: Traders block Thika Superhighway at Roysambu protesting move by government to demolish structures built on reserve. pic.twitter.com/zDKfSSIgZq
— Nairobi News (@Nairobi_News) September 4, 2018
Small scale traders at Roysambu area, Nairobi County on Sunday morning woke up to a rude shock of their demolished business structures along the busy Thika Super highway.
Watching the demolitions of stores in GITHURAI…? tanotena #SaveSugarFarmer #MondayMotivation #KOT5Aside pic.twitter.com/HlxG5azhCd
— HOPEFUL KENYAN (@FranklinChes1) September 3, 2018
It is not clear whether the demolition exercise was carried out by the county government or Kenya Road Authority as it happened in Githurai a week ago.
One trader, Ms Rose Sigara, who arrived in the morning ready to sell pineapples, could not hide her frustrations.
“We were away when this took place and we wonder why they did not alert us,” she said.
With recent demolitions of stalls in githurai and Roysambu, expect an increase in crime rate around the area because obviously these guys won’t be relocated by the government
— Son Of Anarchy (@__QlintDwayne) September 2, 2018
She said that those responsible for the demolition could have worked with the county government to get them an alternative place to operate from.
Her sentiments were echoed by Mr Joshua Otieno who said that the demolition took place with some of his merchandise were in the structures.
He said for the four years he has operated in the place business has been booming.
“Nobody alerted us about the demolition and that is why I’m mad at whoever did it. We only heard rumours that there was a plan to pull down the structures but no official communication was made to us,” said Mr Otieno.
If demolitions can happen in Kibera, Mathare, Kayole, Githurai, Kawangware and the likes. They should also happen in Westlands and all other leafy suburbs.
A wrong is a wrong!! It shouldn’t matter who/where it was committed. It must be corrected.#ukaymall— Ythera Mbugua (@MbuguaPhyllis) August 10, 2018
However, locals welcomed the move saying that the structures were serving as hideouts for criminals at night.