Police have this morning lobbed tear gas canisters at Kibera residents who were resisting eviction near the railway line. 

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The residents who live next to the railway station said the plan was to be relocated but instead they woke up to eviction.

The eviction by Kenya Railway began at 4am on Thursday. 

The company maintains that the structures which accommodate more than 1,000 residents are illegal.

"What is happening is a surprise and inhumane.. If there is a handshake that happened, Raila Odinga should know very well what to do over this issue," a resident Lucas Owino said as quoted by the Standard.

Another resident said President Uhuru Kenyatta should not take advantage of the handshake to 'frustrate' them.

"What has happened today is unfortunate. There was a short notice. What we are waking up to today is an eviction and not a relocation," he said.

Police were seen manning the area as they made sure that the process went on smoothly without interference.