Are Middle Class Areas Becoming Slums?

A spot check in one of our residential areas, Kasarani, reveals a shocking discovery. Surprisingly, dirt is the order of the day and any angle you turn will, without doubt, show a filthy environment. The middle class residential areas that are supposed to be flourishing with high levels of cleanliness are gradually turning into slums.

This is not surprising at all. The body responsible for waste management, particularly the City County of Nairobi, has its guns pointed in the wrong directions. Its key objective is lost and the companies that collect waste from these residential areas are fully taking advantage of the situation. Some even charge high rates when the quality of work done is low. Again, some relentlessly delay the dispatch of plastic bags where the garbage is to be kept.