Education leaders gathered in Westlands stress urgent need for tech infrastructure as rural-urban learning gap widens ahead of 2027 curriculum rollout.
As incidents spike across the capital, authorities and analysts warn of systemic gaps in emergency response and call for urgent investment in neighbourhood policing.
Fresh data reveals the staggering scale and expense of the city's infrastructure overhaul, from the Standard Gauge Railway to the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system.
This week's city assembly sessions revealed competing priorities between fixing potholed roads and expanding social services, with major decisions on Nairobi's aging water systems.
Business owners and commuters in one of Nairobi's busiest commercial hubs say increased muggings and break-ins are crippling livelihoods and forcing families to reconsider their futures in the neighbourhood.
While disease outbreaks and security threats dominate international headlines, Nairobi's neighbourhood-level response systems reveal how African cities are pioneering community-led crisis management.
As the city grapples with traffic congestion costing billions annually, government and private sector leaders outline competing visions for the next phase of development.
From the Nyayo era freeze on land transfers to today's unaffordable rents in Westlands, The Daily Nairobi examines the policy decisions that locked ordinary Kenyans out of homeownership.
As major cities worldwide accelerate environmental initiatives, Nairobi is charting its own path—with mixed results that reveal both promise and persistent challenges.
Decades of regional conflict, economic opportunity, and deliberate policy have transformed Kenya's capital into a magnet for displaced people and migrants seeking stability.
As East Africa's education hub invests heavily in technology, experts warn the city risks deepening inequality unless tuition costs are brought under control.
As land prices in Westlands and Kilimani soar beyond reach for middle-income earners, key voices in government and academia are sharply divided over whether new policies can ease the capital's acute shortage.
With conflict spreading across East Africa and the Middle East, vulnerable populations in Nairobi face critical decisions about staying, leaving, or helping relatives caught in crisis zones.
With rising crime incidents in Westlands and Kasarani, city authorities face urgent decisions on resource allocation, inter-agency coordination, and community policing strategies.
City administrators, transport experts and business leaders weigh in on proposed reforms aimed at unclogging Nairobi's congested corridors and improving last-mile connectivity.
