Families in Eldoret spend night in the cold following demolition

Mama Edna Shanyasia (holding a child), could not believe her eyes when a bulldozer belong to Uasin Gishu County guarded by Administration Police officers, demolished buildings on a disputed land at Kipkaren estate in Eldoret. PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD

ELDORET: Over 500 families at Kipkaren estate in Uasin Gishu were forced to spend the night in the cold after their houses were demolished following a court order.

The families had bought the land oblivious that it was grabbed and erected houses but were shocked when a hired bulldozer demolished the structures.