Families have been left in agony and devastation with ongoing demolitions in parts of Nairobi targeting buildings and structures in riparian lands.
Sounds from bulldozers and collapsing buildings are all one can hear in the Mathare, Embakasi, and Runda areas.
Families stare as homes they have known all their lives are reduced to rubble.
The operation that has left many families homeless has been criticised by civil organizations and communities.
The civil organizations called out the government for conducting the exercise in an inhumane manner.
Children were seen playing in the surroundings near the demolished houses posing a great danger to their health.
They were exposed to big stones, iron sheets and logs from the demolished houses.
Tassia River Bank resident Yusuf Mukoya said that the residents are living in fear of being evacuated anytime.
“We are being threatened with court orders that may be false because we are not sure. The government should look at what is happening to us,” he said.
