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Eviction of families was epitome of human rights violation

Khalifa Khamis, an elder of Kibos Mosque, at the debris of the Muslims worship centre which was demolished by Kenya Railways to pave way for renovation of Nakuru-Kisumu Railway line. [Kelvine Omollo, Standard]

Friday, February 5, will go down in history as a dark day in Kenya.  In the middle of the night, 3,500 households were evicted from their homes in Kibos Kisumu by the Kenya Railways Corporation.

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