The Kenya Forest Services has just triggered a fresh controversy for the Kenya Kwanza administration by unilaterally taking control of the 93-year-old Karura Forest. Legitimate public concern now exists, and interest is mounting around who are the vested interests that have come to threaten one of Kenya’s most cherished public spaces once more.

Nairobi Climate Summit Declaration must go beyond carbon markets to announce ambitious, sustainable, and long-lasting commitments

If public spaces are essential for citizenship and cities, Urban Designer and Placemaking Expert Mark Ojal and I ask, why do we know so little about our parks, playgrounds and forests and engage them so rarely? A report on the state of public spaces in Nairobi was released this month. It offers us several reasons to start deeply reflecting on our cities and ourselves.