Former Buxton estate tenants clash with Buxton Point workers
A violent confrontation occurred between former Buxton estate tenants and construction workers at the Buxton Point housing project in Mombasa, Kenya. The clash erupted after a county official attempted to issue a site closure order, leading to injuries and a standoff over wage payments.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the social and economic tensions surrounding affordable housing projects and the displacement of local residents.
Buxton Point construction workers repulse former Buxton estate tenants during a confrontation on Wednesday morning / BRIAN OTIEN O Buxton Point construction workers repulse former Buxton estate tenants during a confrontation on Wednesday morning / BRIAN OTIEN O The long-simmering tension between former Buxton estate tenants and the new Buxton Point affordable housing management finally erupted on Wednesday morning.
The former tenants clashed with the Buxton Point employees and workers.
The two opposing camps pelted each other with stones.
Several people were injured in the melee.
Mombasa County Lands Executive Hussein “Amadow” Mohamed had arrived at the Buxton Point housing units to issue a site closure order.
Amadow said the operations at the site should stop until an agreement over how the former tenants will have their 184 units issued to them is reached.
He was accompanied by the former tenants and several other people.
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