Ruai families homeless as houses pulled down

Government demolished dozens of houses in Ruai overnight. PHOTO | COURTESY

What you need to know:

  • Earlier this month, the government started evicting hundreds of people who had bought property next to the disputed 3,000-acre piece of land.

Dozens of people were left homeless Saturday after the government demolished their houses in Ruai.

The demolition took place under the cover of darkness.

Earlier this month, the government started evicting hundreds of people who had bought property next to the disputed 3,000-acre piece of land to pave way for the expansion of the Dandora Sewerage Treatment Plant in Ruai, Nairobi.

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