Proprietors and stakeholders of property sitting on riparian land were on Friday ordered by the Police to present all approval documents issued to them by government agencies prior to construction.
They were directed to present the documents between 8am and 6pm on weekdays at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters.
"All the proprietors/shareholders of the buildings or structures that have been earmarked for demolition are directed to present all the approval documents granted to them by the relevant government agencies before the commencement of the construction of the said building or structure," a statement from the police read in part.
Also, proprietors who believe their structures sit on riparian land, even if they have not been earmarked for demolition, were asked to present their approval documents and land titles to DCI Headquarters on Kiambu Road.
This comes a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta declared that the ongoing operation to reclaim grabbed wetlands in Nairobi would also see government officials who approved construction of the structures pay the price.
[caption caption="President Uhuru Kenyatta at the inauguration of Prism Towers on 09/08/2018"]
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"We will continue to demolish properties constructed on riparian lands, equally punish officials who made approvals for those properties.
"We are doing everything to discourage corruption. It is possible to do clean business in Kenya, this is what we want to encourage," he stated.
The demolitions began on Tuesday with a multi-agency team co-ordinating demolition of a Shell petrol station and Java Coffee House in Kileleshwa.
On Wednesday, Southend Mall in Lang'ata owned by former Bobasi MP Stephen Manoti was brought down.
Friday saw Ukay Centre in Westlands, Nairobi demolished with the neighbouring Oshwal Centre also earmarked.
[caption caption="Ukay Centre being demolished on 10/08/2018"]
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