Why cleaning Nairobi rivers is no walk in the park for task force

Bulldozer demolishes a Ukay center Building in Westlands, Nairobi.

On August 6, a green bulldozer rolled into Kileleshwa and brought down a Shell fuel station. The outlet, alongside many others, was said to have been built on riparian land.

The now famous green bulldozer then rolled to the junction of Mbagathi and Lang’ata roads, where it brought down the South End Mall. When it then demolished Ukay Mall in upmarket Westlands, the message was clear. The authorities had decided to act on impunity and bring down all buildings on riparian land.