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Loss of green cover create 'heat island' over Nairobi

Part of Nairobi City (PHOTO: FILE)

Nairobi is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. The city’s population, which was about two million people a decade ago, now stands at over four million.

This puts a lot of pressure on the natural environment.

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