Amnesty International has accused the government of forceful evictions in Mombasa's Jomvu and Bangladesh slums in Changamwe constituency.
According to a report released by the organisation on Monday, they have also cited that the demolitions are a violation of international human rights law and terming it illegal.
“International human rights standards are unequivocal: forced evictions are illegal; they are never justified, even where people do not have a legally recognised right to the land or house that they occupy,” the report says.
The report, which was compiled in June, July and August this year also revealed that more than 100 people have been left homeless and their livelihoods destroyed.
Scores of houses were demolished in the impoverished neighbourhoods recently to pave way for the Mombasa-Mariakani Road Dual carriage Project, implemented by the Kenya National Highways Authority.
The project is funded by the Government of Kenya, the African Development Bank, the German Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund.
The report also indicated that fears still remain among locals following the demolitions.
“The failure of successive governments to resolve the land issue has contributed to a scenario where 65 percent of the population of Mombasa lives in informal settlements without security of tenure. Many of these people live with the threat of forced evictions from both government and private entities,” said Amnesty Country Director Kenya Justice Nyangaya.
The report also accused the international financial institutions involved in the project of failing to carry out adequate human rights due diligence.