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‘Hanging gardens’ of Ukambani

By Joe Ombuor

Hanging gardens are not only biblical (the hanging gardens of Babylon). They are right here with us, thanks to gross environmental negligence. The Kenyan version of ‘hanging gardens’ are the direct aftermath of the breakneck growth of the capital, Nairobi and the disease that is eating into every facet of our society today — corruption.

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