[Photos] Demolitions: Traders vacate Nairobi Railways Club premises

Business owners inside Nairobi Railways club premises have had to pack and leave after overnight demolitions of the clubhouse.

This follows an eight-hour vacation notice by Pharis Ngotho, the acting CEO for Kenya Railways staff pension scheme.

On Wednesday morning, a dozen police officers kept vigil at the gate, only allowing hotel workers into the highly guarded premises.

"We do not allow anyone in. We only allow hotel workers. Go and find out finer details at Kenya Railways headquarters," a senior police officer told the Star.

The demolition is said to pave the way for the expressway.

National Land Commission chairperson Gershom Otachi had on March 12 through gazette notice No 2161  announced that the government intended to do a compulsory acquisition of some parcels of land to allow the multi-billion project to proceed.