The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), in association with Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), on Tuesday, March 18, began evicting Kenyans illegally living on wayleave land across various parts of the country.
In a statement, the company announced that they would be carrying out the exercise in collaboration with various other institutions including; the National Government Administrative Office (NGAO), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), and Kenya Railways Corporation.
According to KPC, this move was in a bid to safeguard communities living along the pipeline right of way from potential hazards resulting from human activity close to and atop the oil pipeline.
As the evictions kicked off in Embakasi, Nairobi, on Tuesday, KPC's Pipeline Wayleave Manager Stanley Manduku emphasised that it was necessary for the welfare of the squatters.
