DEMOLITIONS LEADS TO DEMONSTRATIONS

Millions worth of property and perishable goods were yesterday
destroyed  during a  six hour demolition that took place at Mtindwa in
Umoja area.


The demolitions began yesterday in the wee hours of the night until
early in the morning  with the attempt to secure land for a 3
kilometer road construction.


Residents and business owners escorted a demonstration to Buru buru
police station, mourning over the injustice inflicted  and losses
incurred.

Apart from destruction, items exposed during the demolitions were
stolen by street children and other business opportunists.

Demonstrators  burnt objects and any scrap materials at their sight as
a rebelious gesture to the losses inncured in the name of constructing
a road.

The road construction is supposed to begin today from an exclusive contructor.
The road will run a three kilometer stretch through from Jericho
,Rabai road,through outering road and Umoja.

So far one part of the construction is complete since the contructor
was on site six months ago to finalise on the project planning.

They paralysed business and caused trafick  along Buru buru shopping
centre and on the opposite side  of Umoja area, uttering depressing
statements over the loss of their only source of income.

 Buru Buru OCS arrived at the scene at about 8.00 am to calm down
noisy demonstrators . He told the demonstrators that the road was
going to benefit the same people in current distress.


Police Commisioner Mathew Iteere was aware of the construction six
months ago during the road commencing that saw the Area MP and
relevant protocols  tour the sight.


However, the demonstrators were still bitter with the whole incident
because they had filed a court injunction  stoping the demolitions .
 They expressed to be victims of injustice as the contructor did not
respond to any court orders.


The matter is pending hearing at the Makadara court and  is yet to
face a fresh twist  in the case this week.