"As the area MCA I am not aware of the operation. This is something that should have been brought to the assembly for debate and determination,” he said.

"If the government wants to reposes this land then let them involve the stakeholders and owners who have occupied the land for several years.”

The rep said it is unfortunate to see the county government surpassing the MCAs’ mandate. The National Land Commission was also left out in the matter, Ismail said.

But Lands executive Mohamed Shale said the government has already made plans for the land and that implementation has started. "I am appealing to the residents to cooperate. They need to know that this is a programme that was initiated even before the county government came into place,” he said.

Shale denied claims of discrimination in the demolition, saying it was transparent and meant to bring sanity in the adjudication of land in the county.