Kenyans were on Monday outraged after the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) sanctioned the demolition of Shell Petrol station Kileleshwa and a Java Coffee House branch next to it.
According to the commentators who shared photos of the demolitions, the government had been unfair to tear down the two business premises and leave out a block of apartments that stood next to the two.
Netizens called out NEMA for the action asking the body to demolish other establishments proven to be on stolen government land or road reserves.
Here are some comments that were shared on the topics "Kilelshwa" and "Java".
NEMA explained that the businesses were operating in illegally constructed buildings that had encroached on the banks of Nairobi River.
The incident also topped trending Google searches for the day with over 1,000 hits under the keywords "Java Kileleshwa".
State House trended on Monday after word got out that President Uhuru Kenyatta had planned to give an address to the nation in the afternoon.
Kenyans shared their speculations over what the president intended to announce even as the scheduled presser delayed beyond the anticipated time.
Some others shared hilarious reactions to the delayed presser.
The hashtag trended on Monday as Kenyans prepared to commemorate the 20th anniversary since the tragic Nairobi US Embassy bomb blast of 1998.
Commentators shared various posts indicating where they were when the incident occurred on August 7, 1998.
