The construction of a China-funded toll road has led to the demolition of thousands of houses in a Nairobi informal settlement called Mukuru Kwa Njenga. The demolition painfully exposes the large gap between the rich and poor in Kenya. Through shadowy constructions, high-ranking government officials are said to have used the construction of “the road for the rich“ to drive residents from their land.
For Dutch news programme EenVandaag, I spend a few days with residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, who have lost all they have after bulldozers came to demolish their homes. A longer version of the story was also published by Dutch daily Trouw – tap here or on the picture below to read that article.
