Nairobi Doesn't Have a Money Problem. It Has a Plumbing Problem.
Last week, I argued that Nairobi's chaos is a design problem, not a discipline problem. The question I got most: with what money? Part 2 answers it. Nairobi isn't a poor city — it's a leaking one. I make the case that we don't need new taxes; first, we need to close the holes in the bucket we already have; that technology won't save Nairobi, but trust will (lead with rights and open dashboards, not "surveillance"); and that the rivers can be a youth-jobs engine, not just a cleanup. I also do something most plans avoid: I separate the numbers that are solid from those that still need verification. Still an open blueprint, still not a pitch for any office. Whether you're in city hall, a donor
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