Reparation

Information from an RRT member who is part of the team on the ground that have been responding to the eviction: Senior KURA officials had been seen on the ground two days before the demolition started. Evictions were first mentioned on Wednesday last week. No notice was issued and no court order was served.

The Provincial Admin informed the residents that they had had informed their MP. The community including housing rights activists sought to understand the grounds of the evictions. They negotiated for time to salvage their belongings. It looked like the request had been granted. On Thursday it was calm.

On Friday 4 bulldozers descended on the settlement and most of them were caught unaware.

The road is one of the exits for the expressway from the airport. There existed an access path to the community. It’s the one that is being expanded to make it a 30 metres wide road. They were informed that it was a presidential decree. That he ordered virtually from the US that the eviction be conducted asap. Not clear at this point how many people have been affected. They are collecting data. One woman victim fell unconscious on witnessing the demolition of their houses

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