Buea: Many Left Homeless As Council Demolishes Homes In Muea Quarters

Dozens of residents in Muea, a cosmopolitan village in Buea sub division in the South West region, are now homeless after heavy duty machines from the Buea Council demolished their houses which were constructed along the road.

KAH Brigitte a housewife laments that they now have to sleep in the cold as a result of the demolition, “To have a house where you can perch is really difficult, it’s a crisis everywhere. So we are still living under the rain.”

Many business men have also being forced to shut down due to the activity. Shops were brought down alongside houses under the supervision of the Mayor for Buea municipality, Patrick EKEMA.

David a barber popularly known as Drogba is now perching on a veranda, he has nowhere to go, “After the demolition I was helpless and you can see this is where I am managing,” he said pointing to the veranda where a customer was seated.

Muea, which used to be a stop shop for travelers going to Ekona, Muyuka, Kumba, Mamfe and other areas, is now a shadow of itself.

Residents could be seen picking their broken pieces of belongings to start a new life.
The chief of Upper Muea, HRH David Molinge says the exercise which is not new is welcome because it will help to embellish the town, “That is what I did in 2008, I called the population and told them that it is dangerous constructing such houses along the road even in the quarters. Now we still need another sensitization meeting with the population to preempt such situation in future.

The exercise comes barely forty days to the 2016 Women African Cup of Nations, in which Buea will host some participating teams.