Comments on: Why are we busy destroying Nairobi’s trees?

By: Phillip K

Phillip K — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:33:21 +0000

Sunny – in addition to punishing offenders how far are we willing to go as communities to forge a single Kenyan identity? to stop putting money first, to stop treating this county as if it belongs to someone else and all we are here to do is make profit and its up to others to fix this nation?

By: Sunny Bindra

Sunny Bindra — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:17:40 +0000

Phillip:

Absolutely – offenders should be punished heavily and publicly.

By: Phillip K

Phillip K — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:14:58 +0000

Well said Sunny, but we need to go beyond appreciating your comments, on an individual level we have to define what we stand for which will lead to us defining what this city stands for and what this nation stands for as Dickie said. However how many of us who own property will keep city by-laws in mind when we build? It’s not like the apartments in Kile are owned by people from Zamunda right? How many of us obey the city by-laws and traffic laws when we drive, with regard to our places of residence and our employees? Do we need to make an example of the people who break our laws? A public example…

By: Sunny Bindra

Sunny Bindra — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:02:30 +0000

Richard:

Nothing mankind can create can be more beautiful than nature. It is high time we realized that and worked with nature rather than at her expense.

By: Richard Arao

Richard Arao — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:56:21 +0000

True pearls of wisdom. Always a pleasure to read your thoughts.

I think what is lacking is an appreciation for the part aesthetics play in building up the value of the city. This is probably the reason why “beautification” exercises are handled by the city council instead of by professional urban developers and artists.

And I fear that by the time we finally realize the unsustainability of the “Concrete Jungles” we are building, it might become unthinkable to turn back and start afresh

By: Mwai K Mwai

Mwai K Mwai — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:01:43 +0000

Sunny, I enjoyed your writings. Good points! Keep it up

Mwai

By: Chief

Chief — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:23:50 +0000

It’s no wonder the city has become the dry sweltering place it is!

By: Sunny Bindra

Sunny Bindra — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:55:54 +0000

Dickie:

No vision at all – just short-term personal gain.

By: Dickie Rehal

Dickie Rehal — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:59:45 +0000

Hi Sunny,

What do you expect when a person in a different career line infringes directly on turf that is not their domain? One may have ideas to share, including paving the whole city with pebbles, fine, but there are procedures to give such proposals, say to urban planners. I think Nairobi and any city for that matter needs to define itself, brand itself and market and sustain itself. If its Green City in the Sun, then live by this Vision.

By: Philos Mudis

Philos Mudis — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:23:44 +0000

Trees too have feelings I guess…you know they’ve waited for long for humans to change their ways – to treat trees better, something which most of us have failed. The trees’ anger is increasing day by day as we continue mistreating the green world. We haven’t faced the full wrath of the trees yet, but when that time comes, tears will be flowing on every Kenyan cheek. So what are we still waiting for – for change or for pain?