Njiru residents have little to celebrate this Easter as hundreds still remain homeless five days after their homes were demolished. Many of the families have remained stranded, confused and hopeless as they lack alternative places to seek shelter. Just hours after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the new Covid-19 containment measures, Last week on Saturday the families watched in despair as bulldozers demolished their houses. Residents claimed there was no prior notice to the demolitions which caught them off guard with little time left to salvage their properties from the houses. “I have been a residing in Njiru since 1992 and worked hard to build a house here.

Source: The Star April 02, 2021 09:11 UTC