Omoh Foundation CEO to Sakaja and City Hall: “Enough Is Enough, Stop Woodley Demolitions and Let Residents Breathe”

Omoh Foundation Chief Executive Officer Nicholus Okach has intensified pressure on Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and City Hall to immediately halt demolitions in Woodley Estate.

Okach’s remarks come days after Woodley Residents Association issued an emotional statement demanding compensation of the demolished houses and further claimed that some the association’s top officials lives was in danger.

Speaking to the press in Nairobi today, Okach, who is also an MP aspirant for Kibra Constituency in the next polls said that the entire demolitions were illegal and unacceptable.

Okach told the press that the ongoing demolitions have turned once stable households into “zones of fear and trauma,” accusing the county government of Nairobi for executing evictions without humanity or proper legal safeguards.

“Enough is enough. You cannot claim to be building a caring city while on the other hand you are destroying the lives of innocent residents. Woodley families deserve to breathe, to live in dignity, and to be heard,” Okach said.

In a strongly worded statement, Okach demanded immediate compensation for all demolished homes and destroyed property, insisting that many families had lived in the area legally for decades.

He further warned that the situation had become life-threatening.

“Their lives is in danger. Children are sleeping in the cold, elderly residents are exposed to harsh weather, and families are living in fear. If this continues, we fear some of them will die,” he said.

He accused City Hall enforcement officers of using excessive force and ignoring court processes, claiming that some residents were injured during the demolitions and are now too afraid to return to their ruined homes.

Okach is now calling for Governor Sakaja to personally intervene, suspend all demolitions, order emergency humanitarian support for displaced families, and initiate a transparent compensation framework.

“You cannot demolish people’s dreams overnight and call it development. Development must be humane, lawful and people-centered,” he added.

As tensions continue to rise, City Hall had not issued an official response by the time of publication