This is what Nairobians think of demolition of curio shops in Westlands
By SYLVANIA AMBANINairobians cannot understand the government’s decision to demolish curio shops located in Westlands near the Sarit Center roundabout, in an exercise that took place on Thursday morning.
The demolition was ordered by Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) who had issued a notice in April to the traders at the curio market to vacate the area.
Kenyans on Twitter, however, expressed mixed reactions with most of them sympathizing with the traders who have now forced to look for alternative ways of earning a living.
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Others expressed their sadness at losing one of their favorite Nyama Choma joints inside the market.
By banning sheesha, campaigning to ban manyanga outta cbd, demolishing stalls in kangemi and now westlands….. Smh. You promise youths jobs and instead snatch their hustles….. Shame on us for voting u guys. Your place is home #2022
— moha_madowo® (@moha_madowo) May 10, 2018
Imagine waking up with no source of income. I hope the curio shop owners in Westlands will be ‘compensated’#WestlandDemolition
— Aisha Abdullahi (@X_trathoughtful) May 10, 2018
@KURAroads now that you’ve demolished all those stalls in westlands supposedly for road expansion, how long till the actual expansion starts?
— Charles Kimani (@kymni) May 10, 2018
Westlands When the source of your livelihood goes down in plunder you faill to understand how you will move on…take heart, the Lord will provide.
— Georgina (@georginahakizi3) May 10, 2018
Nairobi is the most poorly designed urban city Redesign some parts of the city honestly #westlands
— linda Mongáre (@lindawazza1) May 10, 2018
so with the vibandas gone where do we take nyamachoma from? Westlands
— Stela (@EsttelEsttel1) May 10, 2018