City Hall’s housing hole

Soon after independence the City Council of Nairobi was at the forefront of developing housing estates for Nairobians, but the rain started beating the civic body in the late 1970s and City Hall has never recovered from the deluge, writes HAROLD AYODO

David Nyavicha was a toddler when they moved into a two bedroomed house in Buru Buru in 1979. During those days, Buru Buru estate, owned by City Council, was the upmarket area, a dream to several middle income families, a far cry to what it has become today.