Thousands of people in Kenya's largest slum are now homeless after two days of demolitions July 23-24,2018

Thousands of people in Kenya's largest slum are now homeless after two days of demolitions by a government body that human rights activists are calling a "violation of the law".

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) demolished buildings in Kibera on Monday July 23,2018  and Tuesday July 24,2018 as part of a project designed to relieve traffic congestion in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, by building a highway through part of the slum.

The destroyed buildings included homes, schools, churches and clinics.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) called the forced evictions "not only a violation of the law and human rights,but also an unfortunate breach of trust and bad faith by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority and other concerned agencies".

In a statement released on Tuesday July 24,2018, KNCHR says it is "particularly disappointed that the evictions are happening despite assurances from KURA that no evictions would be effected before completion and implementation of the ongoing enumeration and relocation of the Project Affected Persons."

On July 10, 2018 KNCHR met KURA, the National Land Commission (NLC) and civil society groups to develop a resettlement framework for the Kibera residents being evicted.

They agreed that KURA would evaluate the properties being destroyed and provide the evicted residents with some form of compensation, with KNCHR and the NLC observing the enumerations to ensure fairness