Gone to the dogs: A sad tale of neglect

Nairobi’s Pipeline estate, located in Embakasi South, is on the spot after county Land and Urban Planning Chief Executive Chris Khaemba raised the red flag over its surging population and rapidly diminishing infrastructure.

Every time rain beats Nairobi,residents of Pipeline Estate in Embakasi South Constituency have to cope with such kind of muddy estate roads thanks to poor or no sewerage system.Local leaders every campaign period come and promise to build good roads with sewer line in the estate but all is just empty promises. PHOTO:JAMES WANZALA/STANDARD.

The estate is well known for its low-cost housing units contained in high-rise flats that sometimes go up to the eighth floor yet do not have a lift. Here, those on foot, speeding motorcycles and vehicles scramble for space along the narrow paths causing a lot of congestion especially in the morning and evening hours.