Nairobi
Nairobi water: What’s behind severe shortages?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many Kenyans have no access to piped water Kenya’s rapidly growing capital city is facing severe problems with the supply and quality of its water supply, driving people to buy it from unsafe and potentially contaminated sources. So, how bad is the water problem facing Nairobi and how does …
Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore are the world’s greenest commuter cities
Three of Asia’s biggest business hubs have emerged as the world’s most environmentally-friendly commuter cities. Tokyo, Beijing and Singapore topped the charts for green commuting in a new study by data insights company, Kantar. Those cities ranked especially highly due to commuters’ general tendency to use public transport or walk to work in the three …
Mike Sonko, Nairobi governor, revealed a politician’s affair at his funeral, and set up hotline to out deadbeat lawmaker dads
After Member of Parliament Ken Okoth died from cancer at the age of 41 last month, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, publicly detailed an alleged affair between the late MP, who was a friend of his, and a woman who was nominated for Nairobi’s County Assembly. Sonko, 44, declared at a memorial service broadcast on local …
Man who fell from plane ‘could be Nairobi airport employee’ | World news
The fingerprints of a man whose frozen body fell into a garden in London from the landing gear of a Kenya Airways plane are being analysed after being sent by British police to Nairobi, where investigators suspect he may have been an airport employee. A bag, water and some food were discovered in the landing …
