Dont come out of Westlands without visiting BROADWALK ,Its a new Mall that started operations recently,it got all the good vibes youd imagine,theres freedom to film over there
@@jabulanithema1467 in the tropics the rain can be too much and the covered drainage can cause floods on the roads, so we let our drainages be open. In the CBD we have underground drainage system that is higher than a human height for storm water drainage. You never notice that.
@@kenfishpeter the are different sizes of pipes to address the issue of water volume. The only sound reason for open trench system is that the government was cutting costs.
Private sector in kenya have done their part with the buildings, west world standard. The only thing lagging behind is lack of well paved roads, for pedestrians, lack of road markings and road crossings. The government lags behind very much. Some dirt roads in the middle of this rich neighborhood. And Nairobi is also pedestrian unfriendly.
That will be done as we move away from road destructive building to now developing model roads to serve build up neighbourhoods. Remember earth movers are not kind to roads
Architects conceptualize from forms, company brands or names. For example, if Oracle commissioned you to design a building for them, you would conceptualize specifically with ideas and concepts associated with Oracle. So mostly here, form follows brand. You can even use their logo as the form of the building
Good you finally visited Westlands,its a city within a city.... Past few years many multinationals have moved offices to this beautiful area just like in upper Hill ...Its cool and very organised. Years ago it was an exclusively Indian area just like its neighboring area Parklands.....Most top 5 star hotels are here, Kempinski and Movenpick too are in that area.....Very active suburb. Thanks Harriet for bringing our city to the world..
Hey Harriet, are you implying that Kampala is not as developed as Nairobi? I have always thought Kampala is actually more beautiful and developed than Nairobi but I could be wrong
Nairobi is massive and pretty developed! The government is a let down though. We need a proper public transit system, well maintained roads and pavements, more employment opportunities (meaning less vibandaskis and bodas).
Private sector have done it with the buildings, corrupt people in government cannot do pavements all over for pedestrians,roads markings and road crossings for people. The reason I don't love Nairobi is because it lacks pedestrian friendliness.
