Transport chaos in Nairobi began on Monday, February 9, morning as residents woke up to the strike by public service vehicles, leaving thousands of commuters stranded in the capital town. This happened just days after operators announced that they would halt the strike for the next two weeks to facilitate negotiations between them and authorities
The Environment and Land Court at Milimani has awarded Ksh 25.8 million in damages to 1,032 waste pickers working at the Dandora dumpsite after finding that their constitutional rights were violated through prolonged exposure to air pollution. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, January 4, Justice Anne Omollo ruled in favour of the waste pickers
In Nairobi, a spate of tragic deaths among street families has highlighted an old urban crisis. Recent post-mortems on the exhumed bodies from alleys, streets, and other public places have shown that respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, have been the major cause of death. Pathologists also pointed to malnutrition and injuries as contributing factors, which
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