Lawmakers grill Duale over demolition of homes

Duale assured MPs that in the next year, he is going to ensure title deeds of riparian land are cancelled in efforts to reclaim rivers and conserve the environment. [File, Standard]

Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale was grilled by Parliament yesterday over government's failure to compensate 26,697 households after their houses built along Nairobi River were demolished following May floods.

Immediately after their homes were flattened, each household was promised Sh10,000 by the government, which Members of Parliament termed the amount paltry.