Business owners along the bustling Athumani Kipanga Street, popularly known as Jam Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, are counting losses after county askaris, popularly known as Kanjo, demolished their shops.
In a video seen by Kenyans.co.ke, a bulldozer is seen tearing through the container shops while helpless shop owners watch in disbelief, unable to salvage their belongings worth millions of shillings.
Reports indicate that the affected business owners had been issued warnings by the county askaris to vacate the area and remove their items ahead of the planned demolition, however, most of them ignored the warning.
Business owners who rented legal shops in the street were in support of the demolitions arguing that the structures were illegal and contributed to congestion on the street.
