Kibera residents asked to leave as a result of compensation

The inhabitants of Kibera were asked to start leaving to prepare the route of the road Ngong Road-Lang & Ata Road

The authority of Kenya's urban roads said that the city of enumeration of persons to be affected has been made.

The agency's communications officer, John Cheboi, said that setting up tags and registering affected residents began Tuesday and ended Friday.

The 2,000 families will receive compensation. They were given until the end of next week to evacuate as compensation is processed.

"We want them to start saving their property because the process is about to begin. We will use our own means to flatten out the structures after the end of next week, "said Cheboi.The locals said Friday that the census process was far from over, indicating opposition to the plans.

Shaffie Ali, president of the Nubians, said the surveyors have only scored half of the corridors and recorded less than half of the casualties.

"The exercise was supposed to end today. [Friday] but I do not think it's possible because where they are headed, it's the most populated area with houses too close to each other, "Ali said. Residents will leave only after being enumerated The list of beneficiaries will have to be confirmed by a committee composed of residents, Kura, the National Land Commission (NLC) and the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights ( KNCHR

According to Ali, at least 7,000 families or about 30,000 people will be affected by the construction of the road. Cheboi said the committee will sit and estimate the value of the structures before seeking compensation funds from the national treasury.

"It is a long process that will continue as the construction of the road continues also because we have to look for money.", Says Cheboi,

The Road will cut 60m wide from the DC office north to the Kibera South health center before continuing towards the Kungu-Karumba road.

It will have a 2.5m bike path on each side and footbridges for pedestrians.A total of 10 acres will be used for construction of the road.

Cheboi says only 600m of the road is occupied by residents.The link road is expected to reduce traffic jams on the Lang & # 39; Mbagathi Road and Ngong Road

Last week, residents began to return to their villages while others sought housing in other parts of the slum. Forced eviction for last Monday was arrested after a meeting crisis between Kura, NLC, KNCHR and resident representatives.