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Riparian Lands: Nairobi starts demolitions

August 13, 2018February 14, 2021 by Constant Leave a Comment

Short Discussion on Citizen TV The City of Nairobi has started demolishing constructions on Riparian lands. Riparian zones are vegetated strips of land on each side of a watercourse or adjacent to a water body.  The laws on riparian lands give a range of 6m to 30m for rivers. The distance oceans, lakes and dams […]

Nairobi’s Long Rains: A failure in Urban Resilience?

May 19, 2016September 2, 2018 by Constant Leave a Comment

Nairobi’s Long Rains season traditionally brings several urban challenges. A year ago, during the same season, a school bus was trapped in flooded waters and pupils had to wait for over 10 hours to be rescued. Unconfirmed reports indicate that on the same day and along the same road, one motorist died while trapped in […]

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