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Alas! The age of vertical ghettos is truly upon Kenya

National Housing Corporation (NHC) houses along Southern By pass between Lang'ata estate and Kibera slums [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

Following the fire incident at Grenfell Tower in London that killed 72 people in 2017, several things caught my attention.

But the one thing that stood out for me besides the unfortunate loss of lives was the sheer size of the building at 23 stories.

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