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JUST LEAVE THE SLUMS AS THEY ARE AND YOU WILL HAVE SOLVED THE SLUM PROBLEM IN KENYA by Patrick Kariuki
The article “Why Upgrading of Slums has flopped” by Martin Tairo Maseghe published in the Star on March 20 2012 refers. Prior to the last national Census, some lies had been peddled about the population of Kibera and over time they had become near truths. In proposals and documents, it had always been said that … Continue reading
Why Slum Upgrading has Flopped – Martin Tairo
The president recently launched another phase of Kibera slum upgrading project which entails the construction of 900 housing units, 230 business stalls, a nursery school, a social hall, a youth centre, three solid waste handling sheds, toilet blocks and a boundary wall. This massive project is supposed to improve lives of the current residents of … Continue reading
Watch where you build
Somewhere in Mlolongo on the outskirts of Nairobi, a major apartment block development is fast coming up only a stone-throw away from a recently completed bungalow. With hundreds of units envisaged, some of which have been sold on-plan, the housing development promises to be a major landmark in the area when completed. However, its completion … Continue reading
The Leaning Tower of Mombasa
The image on the above, sent to the newsroom last weekend by Mombasa-based photographer Gideon Maundu, was as shameful as it was provocative. Somewhere in the Spaki neighbourhood of Mombasa a building under construction had given up a corner of its foundation and leaned precariously on one side, endangering the lives of both construction workers … Continue reading
Why local architects are losing jobs to their SA counterparts – Kathuli Patrick
During a recent regional conference held in Nairobi, my fears were confirmed that Kenyan architects were gradually losing jobs to fellow African competitors, especially South Africans. This is not a surprise as local architects seem to have resigned themselves to designing bad buildings. The days of good architecture in Nairobi and other towns are well … Continue reading
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