Thousands of people have been made homeless in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a government excavator flattened their tin-sheet houses in the Kariobangi area.

The demolition was supervised by armed police officers from Monday dawn.

Residents told journalists that they had not been notified to leave.

The Daily Nation newspaper has shared a video on Twitter of the demolitions:

Police supervise demolitions at Kariobangi Sewage estate disregarding a court order pic.twitter.com/qy6DTmzL5I

— Daily Nation (@dailynation) May 4, 2020

The newspaper reports that there had been a court order to stop the demolition yet it went ahead.

The government has been urging people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The country has so far confirmed 490 cases and 24 deaths.