Mitumba shanties near Wilson airport flattened

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We begin with yet another demolition in the capital city. Mitumba slums near the Wilson airport has been demolished, at the behest of the Kenya Aiports Authorities. The demolition has seen over fifteen thousand families lose their property and have now been rendered homeless.

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[thepolarden1]

Loice Wangui, don't you agree with me that the media standards in Kenya are extremely poor? How did your editor allow you to post this without answering several questions? For example, who (name) sent the drivers of the caterpillars? Where is a copy of the notice? When was it given? Who signed it? Did you interview who signed it? How long have these people lived here? Have there been warnings in the past? Who gave them? What is the real motive for the hurry? Who are these drivers? ETC. ETC.

[naidamu]

I for one believe it is time people started looking nyumbani, shags, instead of crowding the city putting up shacks wherever they find space. We have to have order. So City Council needs to demolish anything that goes up before a slum sprouts.

[magellanmax]

The residents can always move back to 'shags'. Everybody came from somewhere in Kenya. If this mass rural-cities migration isn't checked, there will be problems down the road. Already Nairobi boasts one of the biggest slums in Africa. Nothing to be proud of.

[Speedaddictable]

@thepolarden1 Media they Have limit of proadcasting any bad polictical activities..It's dangerous and it's better to avoid what might cause you death, kenya is not a safe country, so journalist follow the order...

[surambaya]

@thepolarden1 - Ah, but that would leave the police jobless.... right?

[thepolarden1]

@Speedaddictable .... I didn't see the media ask anything about those drivers ... no pictures of the drivers?

[thepolarden1]

@siasabora lol.... It sucks though... I come here wanting to hear about Kenyan news , and the stories behind the news, but many times you read/hear things like: "amesema"!!! One of the worst last week was the story on Nation epaper that talked of how land cartels con Kenyans ... and absolutely no names are mentioned; no documents presented; it was indeed a porojo article and yet it was given prominence by the paper!!!!

[thepolarden1]

@surambaya Yeah, Surambaya, journalists should try and uncover those murder cases too ... that is true journalism

[Speedaddictable]

@thepolarden1 Properbly You Don't Know Those Drivers of Caterpillars are protected From The Media...So ask Your Fake Goverment Which usually attacks Middle class and The poor..Living The rich dwell the land .....You Don't Know What's Behind This Activities..Elections are in The Corner..So Give Me your Vote , I'll Give you a peace of land if am elected....It also Means More Than That.Kicking The Poor out Of Nairobi ..So That they Get Rich only City..Hell To Richness itself

[siasabora]

@daniells71: yes n the city council is run by a few top politicians...who see these slums are 'votes vaults'...the more of their tribesmen/women invade the city the higher are their chances of holding onto power...it is crazy.

[faboge]

why dont the government give alternative living quarters before dumping these poor people onto the street?