Uhuru Kenyatta's grand projects: Boon or mere white elephants?

President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioning Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum along Lang'ata Road, Nairobi. [PSCU]

A few years ago, moving from Mlolongo in Machakos County to Kikuyu in Kiambu County was a nightmare.

One had to cut through the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) and the maddening traffic that was characterised by all kinds of vehicles, including the heavy commercial types weaving through the city’s thick traffic.