Frustrated motorists destined for different destinations watched helplessly as the irate squatters protested on the road, with some of them kneeling on the road. SQUATTERS“We will not allow the construction of the proposed Sh 800 million cemetery at the expenses of thousands of squatters currently occupying the vast parcel of land,” said Ms Beatrice Nyaguthii a protestor. OBJECTIONHe said the land was meant to be used for a saw mill and manufacture of hard boards, with a provision prohibiting the sub division of the land. “Despite the provisions, sub division was done and change of user proposed,” he said. “Furthermore, changing land of use as a cemetery is a special issue that requires extensive consultations.

Source: Daily Nation December 30, 2017 12:22 UTC