Don't inconveniences such as flooded roads and traffic jams have a value?

It depends whether you are an economist, affected or not.

Is there $$$ value for having fresh air, clean rivers, public spaces, pedestrian ways, clean toilets etc?

If you can attach a $$$ value, then Masukuma's point could be valid

Seems the guy is unrelenting. Might he be serious this time round?




Prosecute officials responsible for allocating riparian land, President Kenyatta.

NAIROBI, 9 August 2018, (PSCU) — President Uhuru Kenyatta today asked responsible state agencies to prosecute all government officials found culpable for allocating riparian and public utility land to private developers.

At the same time, President Kenyatta supported the ongoing demolition of structures illegally erected on riparian and public utility land saying this is part of the proactive efforts by his administration to decisively deal with runaway corruption in the country.

‘We must discourage corruption and encourage county governments to demolish properties on riparian land,” said President Kenyatta.

He added: “We shall go after all those who issued the illegal permits, be they County or National Government officials. All those who gave these permits will be prosecuted.”

President Kenyatta was speaking when he officially inaugurated Prism Towers in Upper Hill which is the newest skyscraper in Nairobi.

The 34-storey iconic building joins the league of the city’s tallest skyscrapers among them Times Tower (34 storeys), UAP Old Mutual Tower (33) and Britam Tower at 32 storeys.

The Head of State noted that structures erected on Nairobi’s riparian lands are responsible for flooding during the rainy seasons that lead to loss of lives and destruction of property as witnessed months ago.

On the new skyscraper that takes the design of a prism, the President described the building as an innovative, unique and eye-catching masterpiece that not only adds to the aesthetic value of the city but also projects Nairobi as a progressive city.

The landmark building was largely constructed by local experts using locally sourced materials creating thousands of jobs for Kenyans which is in line with President Kenyatta's Big 4 development agenda.

President Kenyatta commended the Royal Group of Companies, the developer of the new building, for showing continued confidence in Kenya's growing economy through its investments saying the country encourages clean business.

“It is possible to do clean business and create wealth in Kenya,” President Kenyatta said.

The Head of State advised investors facing hurdles in the course of their business to directly seek audience with top government officials adding that his administration is working quietly but proactively to ensure that it achieves its objective of eliminating corruption.

“We are working quietly.The silent warriors in Government and the private sector will make this country succeed in the fight against corruption,” said President Kenyatta.

Commenting on Kenya's real estate market, President Kenyatta said he was encouraged that the country’s property industry remains robust and that the World Bank has rated it the third most developed in Sub-Saharan Africa with assets equivalent to over 2.5 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product.

The Head of State noted that provisional estimates of the country’s GDP indicates that the economy expanded by an improved 5.7 per cent during the first quarter of 2018 compared to 4.8 per cent in a similar quarter the previous year.

“This growth is as a result of the efforts my Government has continued to put in place to enhance economic development,”said President Kenyatta.

Turning to his administration's Big-4 development agenda where the construction of 500,000 affordable housing units by 2020 is a top priority, President Kenyatta urged the private sector to partner with the government to turn this goal into reality.

“Whereas the focus of the Government will be mainly to develop homes for the citizenry, the role of the Private Sector will be to develop commercial spaces for business enterprises,” said President Kenyatta.

Speaking at the event, Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko said the County Government will continue taking action against all structures that flout building laws.

Governor Sonko assured Nairobi residents that his government will demolish buildings illegally erected on public utility lands including land reserved for schools, in an effort to “correct mistakes of the past”.

I wonder if there's a value measure beyond monetary value, and what is valued by that unique measure.

And even, how we can have a conversation about it without resorting to violence.

Let Uhuru Kenyatta understand very very well. His legacy will not be he beat "raira charo nefa mbe".

We shall judge him based on CORRUPTION. We shall be harsh.

I will say this without fear. Property developers are the most corrupt human beings you shall find in Kenya. And they are very adept at the law. In fact they hire a few lawyers some based on Wazua.

You steal a piece of land from a primary school. You go to lands office and honga some fella there over nyama choma in Kitengela and bring him a gashungwa to boot.

You then head to Nema and you honga a few of those madmen who wear suits in those offices.

You then bribe the county planning officers who drink in Bahati and buruburu bars.


Not forgeting the banks who hire lawyers and valuers who basically steal from their own members. No one can pretend that banks that lent money to Tmall owners did not know that it is there "illegally".

You now have a "LEGAL" excuse to take Kenyans to court forever.

I say no!

Let this evil be dealt with accordingly. Destroy those buildings and then take the officers with their signatures on those papers.

This idea of feeling sorry for tenants is stupid. Which is this stupid tenant who doesn't know that Ukay is on riparian land? Who is this stupid tenant who doesn't know TMall for heavens sake should not be there? Only a CORRUPT tenant.

President Uhuru, I support you. But shall only believe you when I'm advised on who allowed students from a certain primary school be teargassed. Not forgeting the governor who was present when a certain muindi was building a dam that killed hundreds of people.

Only then shall I swallow the coolaid.

happening at nakummatt ukay.pinch and slap me too if you wish.Uhurao ,the best combination Kenya can have

My fren's silence on this matter is so loud i cant hear anything!!

Weston is on public land yes, but I think it is Airport land (Wilson).

I had a hunch, how about the GoK taking over some of these properties......for instance, bringing down Weston may not help anybody at all. How about handing it over to Wilson Airport and going hard after those who approved any document that led to the construction? It will still have the same effect as bringing it down anyway, but with zero real loss to the economy.

How does this sound ladies and genomen??

I see we agree on this one. War should continue, but how we go about it should inform our decisions, not destroying for destruction's sake.

The GoK is the custodian of all public land on behalf of the people, through its parastatals and Govt institutions. It simply takes ownership of all property on this land, and kicks everybody out, demolishes those properties that harm the environment or cause pain on Kenyans and profiteers from the rest.

Then hang all accomplices including sellers, signatories, lawyers, brokers to dry.

BUT......I do support the momentum.