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Nairobi is a redesign away from smart city league, says report

An Aerial view of Nairobi City from Upper Hill. PHOTO:WILBERFORCE OKWIRI

Nairobi is among African cities that urgently require redesigning and repositioning to attain smart city status.

According to a new report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Nairobi is among urban centres in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that currently do not function as engines of growth as they were envisioned at independence.

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