Nairobi’s new dream and why skeptics will ‘wait and see’

When Nairobi was handed a new integrated urban development master plan a few days ago, more than a few people raised their heads from whatever they were doing to see what the fuss was all about.

This for a good reason. Global indices continuously list Nairobi as one of Africa’s cities to watch, but it compares woefully against its global competitors. In Africa, Cape Town would easily put Nairobi to shame.