{"id":128636,"date":"2026-01-14T17:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/krc-says-demolitions-near-nyayo-stadium-linked-to-2027-afcon-transport-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:02:47","slug":"krc-says-demolitions-near-nyayo-stadium-linked-to-2027-afcon-transport-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/krc-says-demolitions-near-nyayo-stadium-linked-to-2027-afcon-transport-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"KRC Says demolitions near Nyayo Stadium Linked to 2027 AFCON Transport Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 14 \u2014 The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has defended the demolition of commercial properties adjacent to Nyayo National Stadium, insisting the move is a necessary infrastructure intervention tied to preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement responding to allegations of political retribution, KRC said the demolitions were part of efforts to reclaim a gazetted railway corridor required for the construction of transport infrastructure to support Kenya\u2019s co-hosting of the tournament alongside Uganda and Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recovery of the railway corridor is a lawful process aimed at facilitating critical national infrastructure,\u201d KRC said, warning that any remaining illegal structures along the corridor would be removed without further notice and at the owners\u2019 cost.<\/p>\n<p>The Corporation said the affected land has been earmarked for the development of a new railway station near Nyayo National Stadium, as well as a spur line linking Nairobi Central Station to the planned Talanta Sports City Stadium through Kibera. <\/p>\n<p>The projects, KRC noted, are intended to ease the movement of large numbers of commuters and football fans during the continental competition.<\/p>\n<p>KRC management maintained that the exercise was carried out strictly on technical grounds and in line with the government\u2019s transport master plan, dismissing claims that it was politically motivated. <\/p>\n<p>The Corporation added that all occupants of the railway reserve had been issued with adequate notices to vacate before the demolitions were carried out.<\/p>\n<p>The demolitions sparked political controversy after opposition leaders linked the operation to alleged state-sponsored targeting of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi\u2019s business interests. <\/p>\n<p>Democracy for Citizen Party (DCP) leader and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed the demolitions were politically driven and intended to weaken emerging opposition influence in the Mount Kenya region.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua alleged that the decision followed pressure from a faction of Kiambu legislators during a meeting with President William Ruto at Sagana State Lodge, claims that the government has not publicly addressed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 14 \u2014 The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has defended the demolition of commercial properties adjacent to Nyayo National Stadium, insisting the move is a necessary infrastructure intervention tied to preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In a statement responding to allegations of political retribution, KRC said the demolitions were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128636\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}