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Senators grill Wahome over 'Discriminatory' Nairobi River demolitions

Land CS Alice Wahome before the Senate's Lands, Environment and Natural Resources at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. May 15th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome was yesterday accused of discriminatory demolitions targeting constructions along the Nairobi River, which is currently undergoing a major government-led rehabilitation programme.

Wahome, who appeared before the Senate Lands Committee, explained that the ongoing cleanup does not focus on reclaiming riparian reserves, but rather on areas with severe pollution, with the objective being to regenerate the river-not the riparian reserve.

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