• It appears the demolitions went beyond the intended marked territory which was initially to be on Catherine Ndereba Road that had been encroached on by the public.
• NMS Director General Lt Mohammed Badi said Uhuru will provide iron sheets, timber and other building materials for the 76,000 affected residents.
Mukuru kwa Njenga residents are agonising over their next move after the government demolished their houses to pave way for a vital city link road.
Those living on road reserves were asked to vacate for the expansion of Catherine Ndereba Road. It will link the area to the Nairobi Expressway.
However, it appears the demolitions went beyond the intended marked territory which was initially to be on Catherine Ndereba Road that had been encroached on by the public.
But there might be some hope for the residents after President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to cater for building materials.
Nairobi Metropolitan Services Director General Lt General Mohammed Badi said Uhuru will provide iron sheets, timber and other building materials for the 76,000 affected residents.
Nairobi county assembly Majority leader Abdi Hassan Guyo last week said Uhuru was shocked to learn that some residents were evicted and displaced despite their territory not being marked for demolitions.
In August 2017, the Nairobi City County officially declared Mukuru as a Special Planning Area, stopping any further development for two years until a Mukuru Integrated Development Plan is produced.
Last Friday, Badi donated iron sheets for the affected families to construct shelters in the mean time.
Mukuru Kwa Njenga started with fewer than 4,000 people from across the railway to Njenga’s residence. Today, the slum has expanded to 113,000 people in eight zones.
Nairobi’s Mukuru informal settlement is set to undergo the first social housing programme at Sh15 billion.
The project will see over 13,000 housing units built in the area, which will be undertaken as a joint venture between the government and private investors.
Mukuru Kwa Njenga started with fewer than 4,000 people from across the railway to Njenga’s residence. Today, the slum has expanded to 113,000 people in eight zones.