Wiskam Auctioneers which was spearheading demolitions on a 20ha plot in Kayole, Nairobi said they were keenly watching the plots that had been recently vacated during the demolitions that went on in Nairobi in the last quarter of 2018.
The Auctioneers warned homeowners against taking advantage of the recent government order stopping the demolitions to put up buildings on the disputed land.
The demolitions followed an eviction order that was issued September 17, 2018, by the Environment and Lands Court in Milimani, Nairobi. The demolitions were halted after a government ban on pulling down buildings across the country in a memo given out by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua.
The suspension came after the demolition of buildings in Kayole was met with outcry from more than 500 families who were left homeless after their homes were flattened by bulldozers.
The Auctioneer said the eviction order given by the High Court still stands, adding they have been shocked to learn those people whose houses were demolished have started to reconstruct them, a thing he termed as a blatant contempt of the court order.
The auctioneer warned the homeowners to stop any reconstruction of structures that had been demolished saying they will be doing so at their own risk. The prime piece of land in Nyama Villa estate in Kayole has been at the centre of protracted dispute.
[Article source: The Standard, by Kamau Maichuhie]
