KeNHA Moves to Change Construction Time of Elevated Road in Nairobi
Design plans for the Lang ata Road- Mbagathi Way junction in Nairobi County
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The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is seeking to amend the construction times of the planned elevated traffic interchange at the current Lang ata Road-Mbagathi Way junction referred to as the T-Mall Flyover.
In a questionnaire to residents living in estates neighbouring the project dated February 15, the government agency stated that increasing the working hours would fast track the construction of the flyover. KeNHA proposes the extension of working hours from the currently approved construction hours of 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays and 8 am - 1 pm on Saturdays, to overnight working and transportation of materials, the notice reads in part.
Daily Monitor
Thursday February 18 2021
As the world commemorated the International Wetlands Day on February 2 under the theme: ‘Shines a spotlight on wetlands as a source of freshwater and encourage actions to restore them and stop their loss,’ the Save Bugoma Forest Campaign team, organised a meeting with Bugoma forest host communities.
It was observed that communities are heavily dependent on ecosystems services in form of food, raw materials, medicinal plants and others, from which income is generated for livelihoods.
In addition, Uganda’s economy heavily relies on ecosystem services with agriculture and forestry contributing more than 32 per cent of Uganda’s GDP while tourism contributes more than Shs7b in revenues to the economy.
Serena Beach Hotel Naturalist, Samuel Ndunda, aims at Indian house crows (inset) [Photo: Omondi Onyango]
At Serena Beach Hotel and Spa in north Coast, we find Samuel Ndunda, 52, armed with a catapult to scare away birds. Ndunda is among three people employed solely to scare away Indian house crows, a preying bird that wreaks havoc at the Coast. The workers chase the black and grey necked birds that hover around the hotel lawn looking for food. “They are a real nuisance. They grab food from plates. They excrete all over as they fly from one spot to another,” he said.
Serena Beach Hotel Naturalist, Samuel Ndunda, aims at Indian house crows (inset) [Photo: Omondi Onyango]
At Serena Beach Hotel and Spa in north Coast, we find Samuel Ndunda, 52, armed with a catapult to scare away birds. Ndunda is among three people employed solely to scare away Indian house crows, a preying bird that wreaks havoc at the Coast. The workers chase the black and grey necked birds that hover around the hotel lawn looking for food. “They are a real nuisance. They grab food from plates. They excrete all over as they fly from one spot to another,” he said.
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Editorial |
February 10th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Waste disposal is a challenge that cuts across all urban centres in Kenya. Despite the advent of devolution, which took services closer to the people, not a single county government has managed to overcome the challenge of garbage disposal in urban areas. Where could the problem be?
A common feature in our urban centres is uncollected mounds of garbage within estates and market centres. Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Naivasha and other big towns bear the biggest burden, perhaps due to poor planning, uncontrolled infrastructural development and an exponential growth in urban populations. These, however, do not excuse the laxity exhibited by the National Environmental Management Authority and County governments in keeping our environment clean.