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Demolition in parts of Makasembo Estate (Photo: Collins Oduor)
The process of improving Kisumu s image through the urban renewal plan begun on Tuesday with the demolition of structures in parts of the lakeside city s estates.
Tension gripped the 100 years old Makasembo estate as the County government began to pull down more than 150 houses some of them condemned as unfit for living.
The city council askaris under the command of Samwel Orimba, engaged protestors in running battles as they tried to block the demolition exercise and groundbreaking ceremony.
Orimba had to call off the exercise after about five steel gates were demolished by the city bulldozers to pave way for governor Anyang Nyong os urban renewal and affordable housing unit projects.