Condemned buildings worth billions of shillings are being reduced to nothing following the mass demolitions in Nairobi County.
The exercise which began on Tuesday is aimed at bringing down all dangerous buildings as per the National Construction Authority.
The programme will see six buildings demolished in Huruma estate alone. The move comes just a few weeks after another residential building collapsed in the very same estate, killing more than 50 people.
The situation has been blamed on careless Nairobi County officers who failed to look into the architectural qualities and plannings of the buildings and their contractors as well.
Nairobi is not a lone ranger in cases of buildings collapsing due to poor construction. Nakuru County has had its own share and so are other counties.
In the Nairobi incident, some of the former inhabitants in the condemned buildings are complaining that they have nowhere to go even after receiving a seven-day notice.
Apart from Huruma, other estates among them Zimmerman will also feel the pinch and suffer under the might of the Nairobi County's demolition machinery.
However, most Kenyans are for the demolition since they feel that these carelessly built structures not only pose a danger to their inhabitants but also passersby and the neighbouring structures.
The process has already left scores homeless. This, therefore, poses to them another challenge of housing since most of them live in extreme poverty and find it hard to afford more expensive houses.
A majority of them used to pay a rent of Sh2,500 per month.
However, despite their poor construction and the great danger they pose to the people, some of the property owners have taken to court to try and get orders to stop the demolitions but the NCA insists that all earmarked buildings must be destroyed to avoid future tragedies.