The biggest problem we have is adherence to zoning laws. Mombasa road is zoned as an industrial area but then people have built houses next to the industries and then they complain about pollution. World over steel mills are considered the heaviest of the heavy industries and they belch tonnes of smoke and toxins and you can only live next to one at your own peril.

Its partly their fault but mostly the governments fault. Apparently planning and zoning have been mostly non-existent since 1963.

A well connected government official grabs a piece of land. Sells it to a greedy developer for cheap. The developer bribes an official who allows him to build in a restricted area. Developer then builds homes and sells to unsuspecting buyers. This is corruption in Kenya. Thats how you end up with a home near a steel plant.

Nobody wants to hold officials accountable for corruption. When an anti-corruption demo only 10 people show up. But when the corrupt politicians call a political rally, thousands of people show up because the politicians have pitted tribe against tribe so they can eat.

Then after election season is over, middle class go to social media to complain about how bad kenyatta hospital is, how bad flooding is, how buildings are collapsing and how there are too many road accidents and how they cant breathe.

Kenyans .


What King Kaka said

Either the residents were cheated by a corrupt official who had received bribes or the factory owners bribed officials to set up in a residential area or the factory is not meeting emission standards and is getting away with it. Par for the course in a land of corruption and impunity where the people are still uniting behind tribal chiefs instead of leaders who will address the number one issue holding Kenya back.