Kariobangi residents Monday morning woke up to find their homes being brought down without any prior notice.
At least 5,000 families are now homeless following demolitions that took place in Korogocho slums, Kariobangi North, Nairobi.
The demolitions were done after they were given 24 hours to vacate the land the government says was grabbed from Dandora Estate Waste Sewerage Treatment Plant in Ruai.
The victims say that the area DC and OCPD only gave them a verbal notice on Sunday to move out by the end of the day.
The incident has angered Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko, who on Wednesday morning, took to his social media accounts to express his disappointment in people he believes are behind the unfortunate incident.
The embattled County boss, in a long Facebook post accused Interior Permanent Secretary Karanja Kibicho of being behind the scheme. He calimed that it is Kibicho who had even ignored a High Court order, and went ahead to vandalise Covid-19 sanitisation booths that he had installed in Nairobi.
Sonko further threatened to take those involved, to International Criminal Court, to be charged with serious crimes against humanity.
However, in his protest post, Sonko defended President Uhuru Kenyatta, arguing that the head of state is not aware of the incident.
He accused those around President Kenyatta of being behind various schemes to destroy the country.
“I’m 100% sure the President is not aware about this but I have been saying the people around my Boss are messing this country,” Sonko said in part of his post.
However, Sonko’s defence against the head of state seems to have gone wrong. A section of Kenyans on twitter have blasted the troubled governor, saying that he has always been protecting President Kenyatta.
According to KOT, it is President Kenyatta who has been giving orders for the incidents Sonko is protesting against. They further argue that it is the head of state who want Sonko out, thus the currently being witnessed militariustion of Nairobi county.
Some have blasted Sonko for calling President Kenyatta his boss, arguing that Nairobi people who voted him in, are his right bosses.
Take a look at some of the reactions.
