The plan to move more than 6,000 families from the Kibera slum in Nairobi to modern housing units has been marked by a dispute over the list of beneficiaries.
The chairman of the Task Force for Structure Owners and Tenants Mr Julius Owidi said several strangers have been included on the list without their knowledge.
He said this on Wednesday as he led hundreds of his colleagues in a demonstration over the list.
The structure owners and tenants used to run their businesses from makeshift stalls along the railway corridor in Kibera. The stalls also housed some of the squatters.
The project is aimed at improving the railway system in the city and introducing a commuter train that moves fast.
A 40-metre wide corridor is required for the railway to be used safely in Kibera. The structures on each side of the railway line in Kibera slums had to be pulled down.
Traders who rented the temporary stalls and the owners were to be compensated during the implementation of the Relocation Action Plan (RAP).
The plan was to build high-rise houses for squatters in Kibera.
The houses are now ready for occupation, according to the RAP team leader, Mr Vitalis Ong’ong’o.