Details of hundreds of thousands sent to bribe demolitions manager Wanjau on Riparian lands

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Its tough times for so many Kenyans who don’t know how to get ahead without corrupting someone on the way.The list of those exposed by the law currently is endless making the country appear like a den of corrupt individuals.

However institutions against this acts have vowed to relentlessly bring down crooks in our midst and hinder their black ordeals to protect the nation from destruction and guess who just made a come back?Sany the bull dozer!

The demolition of buildings on riparian land, road reserves and public land will continue this week, the Nairobi Regeneration Committee has announced.

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Nairobi River Regeneration Task Force operations Manager Julius Wanjau yesterday said the demolitions would head back to Kileleshwa where multi-million shilling apartments are targeted.

“The demolition will continue and we are targeting buildings built on riparian in Kileleshwa Kubwa. We will not stop until all illegal buildings are brought down,” said Mr Wanjau.

He observed that owners of the buildings had already received notices from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema).

Wanjau, however, complained about the attempted bribery incidents from developers who sought to grease his palms for him to turn a blind eye.

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In one instance, he claimed, a developer had deposited Sh200,000 in his mobile money account but he returned it.

“At times you wake up one morning and find hundreds of thousands on your phone as bribe money meant to convince you to spare the targeted illegal buildings. If you are a man of strong values you will do the right thing and return the money so you can save the lives of Nairobi residents,” he added.

The operations manager emphasised that despite the exercise being slowed down by court orders, the team was adamant in reclaiming public land. The task force had earlier revealed that there are approximately 4,000 buildings, structures and facilities on riparian or public land in Nairobi.

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The riparian land stretches to a minimum of 6 metres up to a maximum of 30 metres on either side of the watercourse banks from the highest water level according to the Survey Act of 1989, and Water Quality Regulations (2006) and Water Resources Management Rules (2007).

This distance is based on the width of the river and the water volume at any given time.

The Survey Act further prescribes setback distance for oceans as 60 meters. Riparian land plays a crucial role as a buffer zone for wetlands in terms of preventing soil erosion, and other causes of degradation.

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