There is a maxim of law which states, “The word is not the thing it represents but gets its meaning from its use“ Early this week, I made a request to a company selling “Affordable housing” and I did receive a quotation of Kshs. 66,000.00 per Square Metre! In other words, a simple 3 Bedroom […]
The general premise I would wish to take emanates from the intriguing question, “If a man wants to build a house, does he not first sit down and estimate the cost?” It is thus imperative that one needs to “sit down” and contemplate or wrap his mind around the entire building project to determine whether […]
Background: We are happy to start and implement initiatives together with Other Stakeholders and Active Citizens to make Uhuru Park a vibrant and self-sustainable public space for its users and visitors. On 24th June 2017, i triggered a conversation on twitter under the Thread, “How a Simple Public Infrastructure Agenda can Create Jobs in Any […]
Greetings! There are many people who own micro-parcels and feel intimidated because they lack the know-how of what is possible. First, I will define a micro parcel as the “legally smallest piece of land one can own under the current laws.” This post is therefore for people who own an eighth of an acre or a […]
An increase in cycling and walking can lead to significant health benefits for a city. Related Posts: Want a Bike-Friendly City? Get Ready to Fail Until It Works – Wired 8 Ways To Make Our Cities Bike Friendly – VoxDotCom “Idaho Rule”- Cyclists should be able to roll through stop signs – VoxDotCom Proof That […]
Rapid Urbanization: More than half of Africa’s population will live in its cities by 2040. This translates into a population growth of more than 40,000 new urban inhabitants per day between now and 2040. With an exception of Seychelles, 71% of urban population in sub-saharan Africa live in slums. In his 2014 World Habitat Day […]
To attain knowledge add things every day. To attain wisdom subtract things every day. – Lao Tzu Why a Cost Editor? “Editing- which involves the strict elimination of the trivial, unimportant, or irrelevant – is an Essentialist craft.” Everyone who reads a newspaper that has a lousy editor knows the feeling of being wasted. But […]
Footnotes: Early this morning, i felt the need to draft a series of 12 tips that an ordinary man can use as a detector to avoid the prevalent real estate scams mushrooming online. httpss://twitter.com/dnahinga/status/839329572776718337 I spared some time to turn it into an infographic. I am inspired by the thought attributed by Edmund Burke, that […]
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