KIBAGARE SLUM DEMOLITION STOPPED AS WANYONYI AND SONKO INTERVENE

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Aug 2, 2016
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Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi with other leaders in Nairobi School for deliberations on Kibagare Slum

Nairobi School's plans to extend their perimeter wall around a section of Kibagare Slum will have to be put on the back burner for now. This is a result of two dialogue sessions held today.This comes rife after tremendous resistance from locals who took to the street to demonstrate on August 1st, 2016 against an illegal verbal eviction notice issued to the residents by the school on Friday, July 29, 2016. 

Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi accompanied with Kangemi MCA Hon Peter Isuha, Kitisuru MCA Hon Alvin Palapala as well as a number of  Kibagare leaders held a dialogue with the school management committee of Nairobi School. In the dialogue Nairobi School denied planning any evictions of Kibagare residents from the contested 4 Acre piece of land. The school committed to engage the community in dialogue in the future in order to promote peaceful coexistence with the Kibagare people.


Nairobi Senator Hon Mike Sonko in deliberations with Westlands leaders on the Kibagare Slum.

The second dialogue was convened by Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko bringing together representatives from Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi's office, MCAs as well as the Kibagare leaders. Hon Mike Sonko reiterated President Uhuru Kenyatta's commitment to safeguard the informal settlement and to this effect will follow up to obtain a circular ascertaining the same from State House.


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  1. Unknown2 August 2016 at 11:05

    KIBAGARE residents can at least focus as MP for westlands constituency Hon Tim wanyonyi moved ahead of the eviction at kibagare slum in westlands

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