Azimio la Umoja Chief Principal Raila Odinga has condemned the demolitions of houses on the East Africa Portland Cement land in Machakos County.
Raila on Saturday termed the demolitions as inhumane.
He said the demolitions have left many of the area residents vulnerable, at a time the weatherman has predicted a heavy downpour from El Nino rains.
"People have been attacked in Mavoko, their houses have been demolished, churches have been demolished, schools have been demolished. The country is expecting heavy El Nino rains yet these people now lack a roof over their heads," Raila said.
"That is an inhumane act and it was no one else but Ruto who gave the order to have the residents removed from the land. You unsettle people from a land they have occupied for so long, where should they go? "
Raila said if there is a need to unsettle Kenyans from their land, the government ought to first give them land to resettle.
He said the government should also have houses ready where the unsettled Kenyans will live before demolishing their homes.
"You cannot unsettle a human being from where they live as if they are animals. That is inhumane and we condemn it to the highest level," Raila said.
Wiper Party Kalonzo Musyoka on his part called for solidarity in standing with the people of Mavoko whose houses have been demolished.
Kalonzo acknowledged that national exams like KCPE and KCSE are soon to begin yet some learners in Mavoko have no place to call home due to the demolitions.
"Out of 37 churches in the area, five have been demolished already," he said.
The two Azimio Principals spoke on Saturday when they attended prayers and a thanksgiving ceremony in Kitui County.
On Friday, bulldozers descended on dozens of homes at ‘Aimi ma Lukenya’ settlement scheme in Mavoko Constituency and demolished them in full glare of owners.
A court order issued indicated that the said disputed piece of land belongs to the Portland Cement and not the residents who had occupied it for years.
On October 9th 2023, the Environment and Land Court in Machakos struck out a court case that had been filed by ‘Aimi ma Lukenya’, who have been laying claim on the prime land measuring 4,298 acres.
Lady Justice A Nyukuri in her ruling noted that Aimi Ma Likenya had failed to serve their documents to the defendants as ordered by the court.
