A mass demolition exercise in Embu County conducted by the Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA) has rendered over 5,000 families homeless.
According to the authority, the demolition exercise was necessary because it was an attempt to reclaim the riparian land in the Makima area.
Bulldozers also destroyed the structures of traders in Ndunguni market, leaving them in losses.
The residents lamented, saying that they had not been given a notice to vacate the land so the demolitions were unfair.
One of the residents said, "We only saw the police officers come with men in bulldozers and they gave us little time to pick our things and leave."
"Where will we go and we have been living here for years? We have nothing and nowhere to go to," another resident expressed his frustration.
A month prior, TARDA had issued eviction notices to residents living near Kiambere Dam and Masinga dams.
The residents also complained that the order to vacate the area without compensation was unfair as it would render them homeless.
TARDA is a state corporation under the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources mandated to undertake integrated planning, development, coordination and management of the resources within the Tana.
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