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Flood evictions spark outrage as residents mull their next move

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A woman looks at what remained of her house at Kwanduma village at the edge of Nairobi dam, May 5, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Residents living on riparian land in Nairobi have decried the government's directive to vacate the area without giving them an alternative place to relocate to.

Civil society and human rights groups also weighed in on the ongoing forced evictions on riparian land saying it's in contravention of the Constitution and gross violation of fundamental human rights.

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