NMS to Demolish Jaramogi Oginga s Nairobi House
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga s house in Jerusalem, Nairobi
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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga s house in Jerusalem, Nairobi house has been marked for demolition by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) under Director General Mohamed Badi.
Kenya s first Vice President lived in the estate alongside former Presidents Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki, top government officials and civil servants.
Jerusalem estate in Eastlands, Nairobi has over 2,000 houses. NMS outlined plans to destroy the estate to construct nearly 60,000 affordable apartments under its Improvement Programme Eastland Urban Renewal Plan.
Jaramogi s family have raised concerns over the destruction of the home which houses thousands of memories created since independence days.