Leadership disputes hamper renovation of Woodley estate

From left to right, David Sosah, vice chairman Woodley Residents Welfare Society, Sam Gachago, chairman Woodley Residents Welfare Society and Silas Brilliance, interim secretary Woodley Residents Welfare Society during an interview with The Standard. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Wrangles among officials of Woodley Residents Welfare Association (WRWS) are derailing proposed redevelopment of the colonial-era estate.

In March this year, Governor Johnson Sakaja said Woodley is one of the nine estates earmarked for the urban renewal programme aiming to set up 40,000 modern but affordable housing units in the city where more than 60 per cent live in informal settlements.