Pandemics must push planners to cities of wellbeing

Millions of urban Kenyans live in slums. City planners, for one reason or the other, are the cause of poor planning of settlements when they approve buildings and settlement architecture that is not sustainable from a citizen well-being perspective. FILE PHOTO | NMG

As Kenya faces the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, certain things come to mind. The ones I am thinking about do not resonate well with managing a virus outbreak.

They include overpopulated settlements, poor sanitation, unplanned housing and amenities, lack of fresh water and poor waste management.

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