PREMIUM Kileleshwa residents turn to Sifuna over development policy Nairobi’s skyline is soaring. Residents say roads, sewers and drainage are not. Nairobi 15 min ago

” He said that they have presented the petition to Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, whom they claim has agreed to be a co-petitioner, and urged him to table their concerns before the Senate and push for an overhaul of the planning and development decisions, that they say will transform the once low-density neighbourhood into an area struggling with overstretched infrastructure.

Photo credit: Evans Habil| Nation Media Group However, members of the Kileleshwa Ward Neighbourhood Association (KIWANA), an upmarket estate in Nairobi, are challenging the new framework, saying it ignores the fact that roads, sewerage systems, drainage, and other public services are already under pressure and will only worsen the situation.

While supporters of high-density housing argue it is the only practical way to meet demand in a land-constrained city, some residents say the development has often outpaced investment in roads, drainage, water, sewerage and other essential services.