NEMC, Kinondoni authorities start demolition of 400 houses

Over 680 city residents whose houses face demolition in the Msimbazi Valley won reprieve yesterday after the High Court (Land Division) temporarily halted the exercise. The court sided with Mr Ali Kondo and six others who had filed an application on behalf of 681 others last week that the operation should exclude their houses until a representative suit they intend to file to challenge the exercise is heard and determined.

Tanzania: Relief As Court Spares 680 Houses From Demolition
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Dar es Salaam — Over 680 city residents whose houses face demolition in the Msimbazi Valley won reprieve yesterday after the High Court (Land Division) temporarily halted the exercise. The court sided with Mr Ali Kondo and six others who had filed an ...
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As Temeke Municipal authorities demolished houses in Kurasini on Monday, their Kinondoni counterparts will embark on the same exercise today, pulling down structures built on prohibited areas, including open spaces.

The Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the partial demolition of an 18-storey commercial building put up near State House.

Residents whose houses were demolished by Kinondoni Municipal authorities on Wednesday exuded frustration and shock following their loss and for being forced to sleep outside.

The Ghanaian police use tear gas on residents demonstrating against the demolition of an Accra slum.

The land division of the High Court has halted any move to demolish a multi-billion shillings mansion belonging to Reverend Getrude Rwakatare which authorities say is standing on a protected area.

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One of Bagamoyo's historic buildings which could be lined up for demolition ...
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Members of Parliament raised their voices on Wednesday in protest against a growing trend of bulldozing historic buildings and structures in replacement with new-modernised ones, saying they instead need to be renovated to promote tourism sector in the ...

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Dar MP Mtulia demands suspension of demolition
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The Kinondoni Member of Parliament (MP) in Dar es Salaam is demanding immediate suspension of the ongoing city wide demolition of structures in flood prone areas that have so far left hundreds of families homeless. In an unexpected turn of events, ...