The on going demolition in Nairobi County and its environs has left many stranded not only the owners of the ill fated buildings but also the contractors as the National Construction Sites has put on notice more than 3000 contractors in construction sites for putting up unsafe buildings and defying orders to stop construction.
Hundreds of Eastleigh residents have been left homeless after their houses were demolished by unidentified armed men.
The residents who suspect the armed goons were acting under instructions of a powerful force claims that the goons started demolishing their houses without giving them any notice or time for vacation.
According to Ghetto Radio, the goons were conducting the demolitions under the protection of the police and the area OCS.
One of the affected residents said they were not served with any written notice.
“I was called from work by my wife who told me that our houses were being demolished. I tried asking the police what was going on but no one was speaking to us. The OCS who was here told us that he was following the law. So i am wondering which law they were following by demolishing our houses without notice,” said Mogaka.
Felistas Moraa who has been a tenant in the plot that houses about 10 families says she lost more than 4,000 shillings to the goons during the demolition and her property was also destroyed.
“We woke up to do our normal house chores only, i was doing laundry and some of my neighbours had finished only for the goons to show up at around 10 and start demilishing our houses, apart from the 4,000 shillings that got lost in the drawer, some our property got destroyed in the demolitions,” said Moraa.
Do you think land cartels are taking advantage of the on going demolition exercise to crab land from unsuspecting individuals?
This comes after the Government suspended the construction of 110 buildings in 25 counties. Part of those condemned are 90 high-end residential and commercial developments.
Others are public utilities such as schools, Government offices, hospitals and churches.
According to Public Works PS Waringa, the 110 buildings represent more than 3,000 construction sites that have defied suspension notices by National Construction Authority.
“We have warned the owners of non-compliant sites but they have been defiant and declined to obey our orders,” said Prof Waringa. On the list of suspended constructions is the proposed renovation of Kenya House, a commercial building on Koinange Street in Nairobi.