lets give credit where its due. the wazungu's were damn good at managing and building things. for god's sake we are still using the same railway built over 100 years ago! i'd like to see the Thika super highway lasting that long. look at the old buildings and desginated gardens created in cbd such as barclays building on moi avenue, uhuru park. if left to africans and wahindis that would a be a concrete jungle with cheap constructed offices and apartments. if we were still under colonialism i bet nairobi would be a much better cleaner city. i would not mind a bit of discrimination if i had proper roads, street lights, hospitals, schools and a functional system of life. despite their problems, harare in zimbabawe is still a better city than nairobi as wazungus had a chance to develop it till the problems 12 years ago. kidero should be sent to europe/ america for training.

Actually I beg to differ..things from what I was told went completely out of whack during the nyayo error..I understand people even chose to work for gava rather than join the private sector..pay and benefits were excellent and guys could afford a showroom vehicle with their civil service salaries..most also bought homes then.

Buses were efficient and operated on time just like developed countries..the police were professional and had enough resources..vehicles..etc

People just won't acknowledge that nyayo malizad this country..all that guys remember is maziwa ya nyayo..bure kabisa..

Actually, it was Moi who messed everything up.

"Moism" is to blame for all the mess we find ourselves in today. 24 years of zero maintenance, zero development, infinite stealing.

The great economic puzzle is how we survived Moism.

what kind of area was this? was this a 'slum area'? If it is it is light years ahead of present day equivalent 'slum areas' in nairobi.