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Nairobi’s diminishing open spaces

By Hosea Omole

Open spaces in our towns and cities have received very little attention from developers and planners. While residential, commercial and industrial developments have increased exponentially over the last eight years, open spaces have borne the brunt of this ‘construction boom’.

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