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Kenya: I Will Not Demolish Structures If Elected Nairobi Governor – Sakaja

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Nairobi — Nairobi Senator and Governor aspirant Johnson Sakaja has pledged an end to illegal and unfair demolitions of residential structures in Nairobi of elected.

Sakaja said that under his administration, demolitions will be a last resort and only after deserving residents have been engaged and alternatives offered.

“I want all Nairobi residents to know that as Governor, no one will leave a home in the morning and come back to no home in the evening. Or sleep in a home and get a rude awakening of their home being demolished at night,” Sakaja said.

He was speaking at a meeting where Kenya Kwanza coalition leaders led by Musalia Mudavadi hosted residents of Langata Constituency in Karen, Nairobi. Also present were Langata MP Nixon Korir, MPs Rigathi Gachagua and Ndindi Nyoro, Nairobi Senate candidate Bishop Margaret Wanjiru and Woman Rep candidate Millicent Omanga.

The Senator further said he had identified 21 areas of Nairobi where he will construct markets, and Langata being one of the underserved areas will benefit.

“Nairobi residents need to have access to fresh food near where they live and that can only be achieved by having many markets in strategic places. Trade and agriculture are devolved functions in the constitution and it is therefore the county government’s responsibility to ensure these services are provided across the city,” Sakaja said.

Kenya Kwanza coalition led by their Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Senator Sakaja Johnson and his Langata counterpart Hon Nixon Korir received a delegation of Langata constituents who presented issues concerning their constituency.