Four families from Gitiburi Village in Mbeere North Constituency, Embu County, have been left homeless after their houses were demolished on the wee hours of Wednesday morning by a private developer claiming to have bought the land from their deceased father.
Residents reported that a bulldozer descended on the homes at around 3.50 am to execute the eviction reportedly under the supervision of Officer Commanding Siakago Police Station (OCS) in company of four police officers.
It is alleged that the buyer was enforcing an eviction order from court to flush out the families from their ancestral land following the said acquisition of the land.
Hundreds of irate villagers marched to the police station in protest led by area MP Geoffrey Ruku demanding answers over the controversial night evictions.
