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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has listed a number of properties that he says are earmarked for demolition in the city.
Through a post on social media, Governor Sonko wrote that the owners of the named properties were to remove their valuables with immediate effect or have it reduced to rubble.
“Better be a one term Governor and leave a legacy than entertaining grabbing of public land/utilities. Remove all your valuables from the under mentioned public utilities with immediate effect,” posted the governor.
In the list, Sonko disclosed that his plot in Buru Buru was also among those targeted and would not be spared.
“Proposed land for Gigiri & Ruaraka fire stations; Highridge hospital in parklands; New muthaiga thigiri ridge county dispensary & Nursery school; Grabbed Pumwani hospital expansion structures; Eastleigh county Market; Mwariro county market; Langata primary school land; St. Catherine primary school land; Buruburu girls school land; Martin Luther primary school land; Kamkunji Secondary school land; Langata sec. school land; grabbed land reserved for South C market; Grabbed land reserved for Nyayo estate police post, All county public roads/ accesses including my buru buru plot & maina kamandas,” he wrote.
The governor vowed that he will not entertain the grabbing of public land or utilities and warned that officials who conspire with the grabbers will also be prosecuted.
“Further note that any COUNTY/NEMA official who conspired with grabbers to approve building plans on public utilities will also be prosecuted alongside the said suspected grabbers.”
Sonko's move follows the demolition of several properties including Southend Mall by National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) yesterday, Wednesday the 8th of August, in an operation aimed at reclaiming grabbed riparian land.
