Kenya: Kibera Slum Set for 'Major Face Lift'

Kibera slum is set for a major facelift after the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) declared the informal settlement a special planning area and suspended any further development in the area for two years.

NMS Director General Mohammed Badi suspended any development in Lindi, Makina, Laini Saba and Sarang'ombe Wards, with exception of Ayany and Olympic Estate, in the sub-County for a period of not more than two years.

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