Evictions loom in Nairobi's South B amid Sh30,000 compensation offer

Mariguini slum residents in Nairobi’s South B protest impending demolition for affordable housing. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Residents of Mariguini slum in Nairobi’s South B are protesting the imminent demolition of their homes and businesses as the government prepares to implement its affordable housing programme.

The residents claim the Sh30,000 compensation offered is grossly inadequate for resettlement. Even as the deadline draws near, residents are stranded and unsure how they are going to start afresh after leaving a place they have called home for more than six decades.