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What does it mean to designate the Nairobi River Corridor as a Special Planning Area?

A section of Ngong river in Mukuru kwa Reuben Nairobi County on FGeb 7, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The Nairobi River, a polluted lifeline snaking through Kenya's capital, is at the center of a bold but contentious plan. On March 6, 2025, the Nairobi County government gazetted the Nairobi River Corridor as a Special Planning Area (SPA), a move aimed at transforming the degraded waterway into a clean, vibrant urban asset.

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