Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi on Tuesday visited and inspected his demolished business premises on Douglas Wakiiuri Road, formerly Aerodrome Road, where several vehicles and businesses were flattened in a dawn operation opposite Rubis Nyayo Stadium.
Dozens of cars in the yard were destroyed alongside the carwash, a carpet cleaning business, a restaurant and other structures, leaving property of unknown value in ruins.
While visiting the area that hosted a car wash and restaurant business Wednesday morning, he termed the destruction as “‘political persecution”.
“I started here in 1994 washing cars. Then I started selling cars. I have been here for years. When I took this premise, I took a 65-year lease for this property from Kenya Railways. I have been faithfully paying the fees for all those years,” he said.
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He arrived accompanied by religious leaders, who promptly began fervent prayers at the site.
Heavily armed police officers, excavators and bulldozers moved into his business premises Tuesday night and brought down two semi-permanent buildings and damaged other property at the site, including vehicles.
Among the structures brought down were a car wash facility and a restaurant that had been operating along the stretch.
The road has also been blocked, disrupting movement in the area.
By Thursday morning, debris and demolished structures were still visible, with affected business owners counting losses.
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