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We lost our lives: Mavoko demolition victims languish in poverty two years later

Francisca Mweni whose house was demolished in Mavoko, walks along Mombasa road in Nairobi to present the victims case to President Willian Ruto at State House. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

For two years now, Francisca Mbithe and her family have been fighting for space in a one-room mabati house in Mlolongo after her dream home was flattened.

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