This seemed the case in at least two recent incidents involving mass evictions of poor families from government land. In Kibera, some residents were forcibly evicted to pave way for construction of the connecting road between Langata and Ngong roads. Destitute and devastated, these poor residents of Mau were eventually left to their own fate as politics took centre stage. High-return opportunityOnce they identify a potentially high-return opportunity, they emerge from the woodworks presenting themselves as the messiahs for the poor. It is therefore very unfortunate that in the case of the poor and helpless, they are left to bear the brunt of drama in high places.

Source: Standard Digital July 29, 2018 10:18 UTC