Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

Tunawanyooosha kama. Sisi ndio Sisi wao wanahaha 🤣 🤣 🤣 Naona kijana NairobiWalker anajitutumua kwa kutupia tujengo twao tuwili tutatu hapo ili kutuondoa kwenye reli.

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Rhaenyra Targaryen said:
In European cities, they demarcated new areas to construct contemporary highrises that prevented interfereing with classical architecture. I actually like the development happening in Kilimani, Kileleshwa, Westlands, Lavington and South C but It would have been better if those highrises had been constructed in a completely new area. Imagine if Kilimani was as green leafy as it was in the 90s and Ngong had all the highrises currently in Kilimani.
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Nairobi land area is small and limited. I think it is great if we would concentrate the development in Nairobi and not encroach into surrounding counties. Areas surrounding Nairobi like Nairobi like Kiambu, Limuru, Tigoni, Isinya, Ngong et al. are rich agricultural land which should be maximized for agricultural output. Nairobi should go as vertical as possible to minimize encraochment into the fertile lands in Kiambu/kajiado/Machakos. Remember Nairobi is very low in agricultural output when compared to the counties surrounding it. And with the issues of limited land that is arable for agriculture, I do not think it is a good idea to have such high density developments in such valuable agricultural land. Remember arable land in Kenya is very limited.

Kilimani is 3km from CBD whereas Ngong is 25km. It is quite irrational to have a bungalow, 3km from the CBD and high density high rises 25km from the CBD. The land in Kilimani is too prime to hold a bungalow (And also remember, no agriculture is taking place in that land). people who want exclusivity should do it in places far from the city centre. Many of the workforce population need a convenient distance from the city centre, as near as possible for convenience. On my side, I'm a bit okay with the high rise developments in Kilimani. the old can co exist quite well with the new trend if authorities ensure controlled development, not the haphazard chaos we are witnessing.

I would also suggest urban renewal in Eastlands as most of that area is near the CBD. Something like what is being done in Mukuru, Starehe, Ngara, Pangani, Bahati Affordable Housing programs. Most buildings in Eastlands had poor quality finishes and are honestly depressing alias "Kikuyu Gothic Architecture". I always attribute this poor quality construction to the height restrictions. In all upcoming highrises, you cannot see a building with such finishes. Hizi ni kama zilikuwa zinajengwa tu to save on costs and developers making profits as many people in Eastlands needed houses, so they just threw rubbish at them. After all, why plaster a four floor building? And right now they are being demolished, which I think is a great step. The removal of height restrictions has forced developers to use good quality finishes which is eradicating the urban decay that had prevailed in Nairobi. look at Eastleigh for instance, the finishes are quite good compared to the earlier low rise buildings.

I'd chose frame 2 over frame 1 all day, any day. The old good looking apartments are only found in Kilimani and Kileleshwa. The other side of Nairobi is an eyesore, hard to spot even a single tree in Eastlands.

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Such developments below are decent enough to house Nairobi's population. If stringent regulations are put in place, then I completely have no issue with highrise developments

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