HerDithy

 Urban planning and development are factors contributing to the chaos being created by uneven distribution of resources, including water and sanitation. The issue of solid waste management in the country continues to pose a great threat to sustainable development despite poor urban governance, limited employment, and a dearth of other life enhancing opportunities foe existing and incoming dwellers. This pattern of urban growth has given rise to an increasing urbanization of poverty, with 60% of Nairobi residents living in slums or slum- like conditions characterized by overcrowding, social and economic marginalization, poor housing and environmental conditions, insecurity of life and property, violence and social unrest. The conversation is around two case studies: Mombasa and Nairobi.   Nairobi, a city that accommodates for million people, is a facing a continuous problem of water and sanitation. The normalization of under delivery of public amenities extends its effects ...

  “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second-best time is now. “- unknown Kenya is among the countries with a forest cover of less than 2% of the total land mass. We are also part of the 105 countries that promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. The ecological heritage of trees is Kenya has been pioneered by the GreenBelt Movement activist; Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai. She fought dearly to protect the trees most of us are basking under, but her efforts seem to be fading with the years. Charcoal and timber production, agriculture expansion, unregulated lumbering and urbanization are the common culprits for the aggravating state of tree conservation in Kenya. Did we displace trees or trees displaced us? Human beings are continually finding it problematic to co-exist with nature: finding it necessary to deplete most natural habitats and to ensure their survival. Trees help to clean the air we breathe; filter the water we drink and provide habitat to ov...