Bulldozers finished tearing down the old Makongeni Estate buildings, even though a court said to pump the brakes on the whole thing. Workers cleared out every single-room unit and started ripping apart what was left of the apartment blocks after most people had already bounced with their compensation checks. The government handed out 150,000 shillings per household and gave cards promising spots in the replacement complex that should be done within a year or two.
Some former tenants are saying the payout process was sketchy and rushed, and they claim not everyone got their money before crews rolled in with heavy equipment. A judge had ordered a pause because residents filed complaints about unlawful evictions and a lack of proper community input, but demolition crews kept working through the stoppage anyway. The local MP defended the project by pointing out that many current occupants were not even original tenants, yet they still received payouts instead of getting forcibly kicked out.
Some former tenants are saying the payout process was sketchy and rushed, and they claim not everyone got their money before crews rolled in with heavy equipment. A judge had ordered a pause because residents filed complaints about unlawful evictions and a lack of proper community input, but demolition crews kept working through the stoppage anyway. The local MP defended the project by pointing out that many current occupants were not even original tenants, yet they still received payouts instead of getting forcibly kicked out.
