President Kenyatta Speaks On the Demolition of Illegal Buildings

President Kenyatta Speaks On the Demolition of Illegal Buildings

President Uhuru Kenyatta says the government will continue to demolish buildings constructed on wetlands and illegally acquired land.

The President has further directed the arrest and prosecution of state officers who approved the construction of structures.

"We will continue to demolish properties constructed on riparian lands, equally punish officials who made approvals for those properties."

“ I want to assure you that we are going after all those who issued those permits. Those ones will be prosecuted… Be they county officials, lands officials or NEMA officials, they will be prosecuted because they are equally to fault as those who build.”

"We are doing everything to discourage corruption. It is possible to do clean business in Kenya, this is what we want to encourage," said President Kenyatta while speaking in Nairobi on Thursday.

Uhuru said the structures built on riparian land contributed to the flooding witnessed in Nairobi earlier this year. He spoke during the official opening of the 29-storey Prism Towers in Nairobi's Upperhill area.

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, who also attended the event echoed President Kenyatta's sentiments on illegal buildings.

“We shall continue taking action against buildings that flout planning laws including those that have been built on riparian land. We are also going after grabbed land that has been set aside for public utilities including markets, schools, hospitals and playgrounds,” said Sonko.

 

Comments

Karing'a (not verified)     Thu, 08/09/2018 @ 09:22pm

Fight corruption from Top.Not tired of same songs/demands from both Muigai and Mbuvi.How did jambazi Muigai & Co share the EUROBOND loot?How much did Jambazi Sonko pay majambazi Wako & Tobiko to escape justice for drug charges and escaping from SHIMO LA TEWA prison?

Sokwe (not verified)     Thu, 08/09/2018 @ 11:39pm

Way to go Uhuru. Once they begin suffering losses, they will think twice before they engage in illegal activities. It also deters those aspiring to engage in similar illegalities in the future. Laws of the land must dictate every nation's sanity.

Nanii (not verified)     Fri, 08/10/2018 @ 12:35am

When is Waiguru and Kabura getting arrested?

Waiguru is a shameless thief.

When is Matiangi getting arrested?
He is shameless landgrabber.

Nyaluo (not verified)     Fri, 08/10/2018 @ 12:02pm

In reply to by Nanii (not verified)

I hope DPP Haji will start with 07/08 PEV cases which majambazi Wako and Tobiko also swallowed some human fresh leftovers forgetting they were not cemented in that office.And in this case,start from top -jambazi Kibaki and muuaji Raila.Then go to maize,KPC petrol,Goldenberg,Anglolishing,KKV,NHIF etc.

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