The confrontation turned chaotic when casual workers opposed to the directive confronted the county officials, hurling stones and wielding wooden bars in an attempt to drive them away.
Chaos erupted at the Buxton Point construction site in Mombasa after a team of county government officials, led by Lands CECM Mohammed Hussein, stormed the site to enforce a closure directive.
The confrontation turned chaotic when casual workers opposed to the directive confronted the county officials, hurling stones and wielding wooden bars in an attempt to drive them away.
Police were forced to intervene to restore order as the chaos spilt beyond the construction site.
Efforts to calm the agitated workers were met with resistance, with the workers insisting that the county should address its concerns through the project management rather than disrupt their livelihoods.
The Mombasa County Government has been demanding a 10 per cent share of the housing units and the handover of an Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) facility, citing an agreement with the developer.
However, Buxton Point management has dismissed the claims, maintaining that the issues had already been addressed and accusing the county government of playing politics with the Ksh.6 billion project.
©Citizen Digital, Kenya
