Why you must keep off 'Kidero grass'

The new Nairobi Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement Team arrests a suspect for breaking city bylaws yesterday. The team of 50 officers is monitoring different parts of the city. [photo: courtesy]

In what many interpreted as an attempt to impress the US President, Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero started an ambitious project to turn the city green in record time ahead of Barack Obama’s July visit.

Dr Kidero almost became a laughing stock as his grass wilted and even dried under the scorching sun despite workers using every trick in the book to keep it green.