A host of Mombasa residents have protested the county government ;evel of preparedness leading to the demolition of an 11 storey building on Kilifi corner, Fayaz Estate in the coastal town in an operation spearheaded by the Kenya Defense Forces
Businesspersons, operating adjacent to the now demolished building said to be structurally unsound, are counting losses following the impact of the demolition that left their premises with shuttered windows.
The operation involved the use of controlled explosives.
Matatus, tuk-tuks, and boda bodas all flooded the bridge as they rushed to migrate toward the northern mainland regions, including Nyali, Bamburi, and Kisauni, before the bridge and its subsequent road were closed to allow swift demolition.
Traders that include Matatu operators have also decried the cordoning off section of roads in the coastal town that led to the closure of the Nyali bridge.
The traders are now calling for compensation from the governor Abdulswoman Nassir administration noting that the exercise has negatively impacted their operations
Shortly after the demolition spearheaded by the Mombasa county government and the kenya defense forces, Governor Nassir hailed the operation which he touted as successful as the county govt embarks on operation of enforcing safety by inspecting constructions compliances
Addressing members of the public on Tuesday evening, Nassir also ordered the temporary closure of all schools within the prescribed vicinity of demolition.
The governor also called for businesses within a 1.2-kilometre radius of the collapsing building to steer clear of their premises for at least eight hours on the demolition day.