Crime wave hits Nyayo Embakasi Estate, the jewel of Eastlands

On June 29, 2015, a CID officer shot and killed himself in his girlfriend’s house in Nyayo estate Photo: Courtesy

Manicured lawns and a dust-free tarmac road snaking its way right into the heart of Nairobi’s Nyayo Estate does not immediately give away the deep secret within, one that has denied many residents a good night’s sleep.

Behind this giant architectural masterpiece sandwiched between concrete jungles and iron-corrugated shacks that define lawless Eastlands, are muted cries of pain and despair.