Police fire warning shots during clashes in Mombasa
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Kenyan police fired warning shots on 11 November after clashes between workers at the Buxton Point construction site and former tenants in Tononoka, in the city of Mombasa. The dispute concerns the suspension of work on the 6 billion Kenyan shilling housing project and the relocation of more than 400 former tenants, reports Tuko.
Kenyan police fired warning shots into the air on Tuesday 11 November after clashes between construction workers and former tenants at the Buxton Point housing project in Mombasa, which costs 6 billion Kenyan shillings. The clashes broke out after Mohamed Hussein, head of the Mombasa County lands and housing department, arrived to enforce the suspension of work ordered by local authorities, reports Tuko.
Workers threw stones and brandished wooden bars to protest the stoppage of construction, saying it threatened their jobs. Mohamed Hussein said the developer was continuing work despite his directive and accused it of mobilising people wearing reflective vests to prevent county officials from intervening, according to Tuko.
The dispute concerns in particular the resettlement of former tenants and obligations to the county government. More than 400 former tenants say the developer has not honoured agreements providing for the allocation of housing, while Mohamed Hussein said letters had been sent to the developer since 2024 without a satisfactory response, reports Tuko.
