I am a botanist of the University of Nairobi. Truly I am thrilled to the bone by these HANGING GARDENS OF NAIROBI, OR THE HANGING GARDENS OF NAI. Reminds me of the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Do more! Bravo KENHA & TEAM!
We should be grateful to the guy who brought this idea through a short video that went viral...regarding the fact that we are in an electioneering year these pillars could have been covered in polititians' posters and all sorts of shaggy advertisements and even be used as latrines rotting the columns.This was a very brilliant idea and we should give credit where it's due.The government should trace the author of the video and reward accordingly.
Yeah i remembered seeing it on tiktok and yesterday i saw the flowers . I wanted to make sure he/she gets credited but couldn't find the tiktoks username
@@royally254 there is a guy on tiktok who suggested how best to green the Expressway and even add bike lanes, They are saying he deserves credit for using his idea
It's a beautiful thing.. plants and flowers are a blessing to the eyes and heart. Great job Nairobi. Way to go . This should be an African wide system to keep planting flowers and trees especially fruit trees in public places and private places.
Let us take time to appreciate Our President Honourable Uhuru Kenyatta He did his best We will remember him as the best president, A person who love peace and Unity
Sure Uhuru deserves credit, look the way Michuki Riverine Park is such a beauty! I knew that place over decades; it was such unsightly mess of a place , awfully smelly and a hiding ground for criminals. Bravo Unyes! But how he exits will stamp or break his legacy!
@@cakesncreams6 stop misleading. If indeed it's a private project who provided land on which the road stands? The project is on PPP( public private partnership) on BOT ( build operate Transfer)
Well done president Uhuru I am always proud of you whenever I see such beauty on our highways. I wish we could vote for you again. You have our dreams for a beautiful city in the sun
This is the beauty of democracy. Each leader coming up with fresh ideas and helping boost the development level in the country. Kibabi did his part with Thika road. Uhuru is doing his part with infrastructure upgrade and healthcare, and a new leader after August 2022 will introduce new development perspectives as well. Now contrast this with situations in dictatorships like Uganda or Rwanda.
Rwanda is just hype. Rwandese in Kenya will tell you the true picture. They have such a small economy that they can afford to close a major highway to sweep the road.
China is a global leader in green energy, they've been greening deserts for decades and reclaiming lost land, it's the recycling capital of the world. What on earth are you talking about?
loving all the work put into the project.,,, I'd advise using climber plants as they need low maintenance and are more receptive to drought-like conditions
instead of predicting the downfall and dryness of the flowers in future why don't we just predict a good future that we as kenyans will take responsibility for our own infrastructure,if you see anyone uprooting or messing with it take action,an pia anyone found messing with them should be finned,some people hawajui usafi,but I believe people will be deployed to maintain them by shapping
In UAE such plants are watered using recycled water availed through pipes laid on the ground with fitted sprayers. Its economical and it eliminates the need to deploy people to water the plants.
We're still very much a labour-intensive nation so paying people to do it for the moment makes more sense. Long-term, however, I agree with you that there needs to be automation to keep the project sustainable.
There us provision for pipes on the construction. Can't people wait for the project to be completed before throwing words around? Also, this is Kenya, not UAE. Each will chose what works best.
@@esem135 why throw tantrums over a comment that compliments efforts made elsewhere that could as well be replicated in Kenya in future. I did not discredit the efforts made here I just shared what's being done elsewhere for sustainability of the project. Punguza hasira na munkar nanii, tumia hio energy kulea watoto wako.
But is it? Is it really still as green? City in the sun, yes. But _Green_ city in the sun? Due to an explosion of developments fueled by a huge population growth in the city, most places that once were fairly greener are increasingly becoming concretized. Eastleigh for example. Once a sprawling low density neighbourhood that allowed residences with yards that grew trees is now a hideous concrete mess. Kilimani may still be upmarket, but the leaves on that leafy suburb are falling down, never to grow again. The city lacks a proper greening program that would dictate the retention of greenery in the city. If the council would only approve buildings that allowed for a certain percentage reserved for trees, that would be a step in the right direction. Oh, but greed.
One does not need to travel to other cities to evaluate the "Green City in the Sun" slogan for Nai. Those other cities don't claim to be the cities in the sun. I have lived in this city most of my life, and I can testify that it has become less and less green as the decades roll by. Upper Hill and Westlands are now commercial hubs. In the 90's, they were mostly residential and had single dwelling homes per plot, meaning more and more yards for trees to grow. The same with Parklands. Runda and Muthaiga estates have grown as a result of coffee plantations being converted to residential use. Also, my comment isn't meant to slam any efforts to introduce greenery. Far from it. I commend any efforts made to plant vegetation. But let's not kid ourselves about these "Green City in the Sun" _manenos._ Nai is rapidly becoming the "Dusty Brown City in the Sun." We have to do something otherwise that'll become our new reality.
As is, the pillars are already an intrusion on the natural habitat of wildlife that accesses the length of the corridor. To start a project which will bring about further intrusion would stain the wildlife extensively. And that would need automation and maintenance which could further that human interference.
And your idea is commercially viable if those hotels and resorts given rights to operate in Nairobi National Park pay for it, either through CSR or relevant taxation. What a hanging wonder it would be!!! Definitely that way we can create another Wonder of the World and boost tourism like crazy!
Please use Univesity graduates who have knowledge of how to maintain plants so that our city can remain green and beautiful throughout the year. Let the city council strictly keep off the local hawkers so that we enjoy the beauty
Precisely. That menace needs taming. City Council askaris need to be all over to enforce the law. There are many children's homes, churches and charities for needy people. There are markets and designated areas to sell. Hawkers should be kept off!!
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relax,if there is any cracks it starts with the road itself so don't worry about pillars,this is the same technology in Singapore,going green is the best way to make sure we don't cut trees in the name of infrastructure but make them co-exist
Great insight but I have just heard her talk of wtareing the plants during the construction phase. Has she mentioned anything about watering after construction has been complete?
This looking beautiful (aesthetical value of the road is achieved). Is there justification that this continous insitu plant watering will not erode the concrete, China are very clever, we need to think deep, I know some concrete gets better strength with age. these are pillars with excessive loads from vehicles. And Kenha to provide reflective plates on all highways for road safety at night.
Please blend the plant with necessary signage. Considering there would be no under bridge lighting the columns have to be visible to young drivers on Sunday morning.
Install permanent thin plastic pvc pipes which will irrigate the flowers and trees on a daily basis and section should have a modern concrete water tank to match the expressway. The concrete tanks should be filled water everyday by water tankers. All the plastics pipes on the ground should have jet irrigation valves to spread the water up and around the flowers and trees. Plant fruit trees like dates and grapes. For birds and human to eat.
This is beautiful 😍 but....This is going to be damn expensive in the long run. Why not implement some sort of drip irrigation to let water trickle down on it's own through those pores.
I was thinking the same thing. The plants are absolutely beautiful... But don't these columns need to be inspected annually or even more frequently for cracks? If one of them is breaking or crumbling, we won't know until it collapses 😱
I am a botanist of the University of Nairobi. Truly I am thrilled to the bone by these HANGING GARDENS OF NAIROBI, OR THE HANGING GARDENS OF NAI. Reminds me of the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Do more! Bravo KENHA & TEAM!
We should be grateful to the guy who brought this idea through a short video that went viral...regarding the fact that we are in an electioneering year these pillars could have been covered in polititians' posters and all sorts of shaggy advertisements and even be used as latrines rotting the columns.This was a very brilliant idea and we should give credit where it's due.The government should trace the author of the video and reward accordingly.
Yeah very true
Yeah i remembered seeing it on tiktok and yesterday i saw the flowers . I wanted to make sure he/she gets credited but couldn't find the tiktoks username
Ata Abel Mutua Mkurugenzi had shared the artist kwa page yake
The author of the video or the initiator of the project?
@@royally254 there is a guy on tiktok who suggested how best to green the Expressway and even add bike lanes, They are saying he deserves credit for using his idea
This is one of its kind, its a centre of attraction. Kenya on its best, creative and innovative. One love people.
Kweli uhuru amefanya kazi kubwa sana and be blessed.
This is a very good idea. The plants are adding aesthetic value and contributing to carbon sequestration.
You can always tell when a botanist hasn't been consulted.. Great job, I hope 2 years from now things will still be well kept..
Mama Julia I'm in love 🥰
You're articulated response is worth commenting 👏 👏
Congratulations eng julia..atleast by doing such we can see and tell the beauty and how eesources are being fmade n financed
This is the most important thing ever seen, she is reading my mind!
It's a beautiful thing.. plants and flowers are a blessing to the eyes and heart. Great job Nairobi. Way to go . This should be an African wide system to keep planting flowers and trees especially fruit trees in public places and private places.
Very beautiful and I have to admit that uplifting feeling is truly refreshing, the "hanging gardens of Nairobi"
Let us take time to appreciate
Our President
Honourable Uhuru Kenyatta
He did his best
We will remember him as the best president, A person who love peace and Unity
he didn't build express way
@@databasesflutter1376 He should not be building them. He can only facilitate
And a broke nation that can't even pay it's local contractors.
Sure Uhuru deserves credit, look the way Michuki Riverine Park is such a beauty! I knew that place over decades; it was such unsightly mess of a place , awfully smelly and a hiding ground for criminals. Bravo Unyes! But how he exits will stamp or break his legacy!
Best president
Kudos to His Exellency Uhuru. 👋
Kudos Raila for azimio between us and china road 🛣️ 😁
this a private project dear
@@cakesncreams6 stop misleading.
If indeed it's a private project who provided land on which the road stands?
The project is on PPP( public private partnership) on BOT ( build operate Transfer)
@leila's kitchen its a ppp
Private public project
Half Private half public
@@cakesncreams6 True, but where were these private investors before Uhuru!?
First person 😂 I like the way our country is developing
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She's very clesr and knows what shes talking about. This is a very admmirable project
Well done president Uhuru I am always proud of you whenever I see such beauty on our highways. I wish we could vote for you again. You have our dreams for a beautiful city in the sun
Mwenye anasema uhuru hajafanya kazi ako na shinda
Beautiful idea! Given that many trees were cut (especially on Waiyaki Way) to pave way for this highway. The idea couldn't have come at a better time.
This is the beauty of democracy. Each leader coming up with fresh ideas and helping boost the development level in the country. Kibabi did his part with Thika road. Uhuru is doing his part with infrastructure upgrade and healthcare, and a new leader after August 2022 will introduce new development perspectives as well. Now contrast this with situations in dictatorships like Uganda or Rwanda.
I think Rwanda is doing far better
@@DubaiSocial Maybe in PR
@@DubaiSocial In Rwanda it's just about Kigali.
What about the debts? How are we going to pay the debts and our politicians practice grand corruption?
Rwanda is just hype. Rwandese in Kenya will tell you the true picture. They have such a small economy that they can afford to close a major highway to sweep the road.
Kindly kenha extend this to other parts of the country.
how,hawawezi corruption cannot allow hii inawezekana juu ni china wanafanya hivi na pesa yao
@@briant5685 hakuna kitu haiwezekani.Remove that mentality from your good brain, sir.
How I wish they could invest on harvesting rain water to irrigate the plants during the dry season.
Thz kenha ...for irrigation ask who is responsible
This road is owned by Chinese for 25yrs so the plants will b well taken care of after that it will b a mess lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
@@ericich.5769 i dont think so,i think Kenyans are not the same as 10 years ago,we have a lot of new generation of people who reason differently
i love it .Kudos to KENHA for well thought out proposal
Thank you very much Madam Engineer for reminding those chinese the importance of greening that expressway.Chinese never think about the environment.
China is a global leader in green energy, they've been greening deserts for decades and reclaiming lost land, it's the recycling capital of the world. What on earth are you talking about?
Buda they have their own sun🤦🏾♂️
@@MrMaboboz The difference between green energy and greenery is glaring
@@jessenopiyoadory8031 Did you miss the part where the initial comment mentions the environment?
@@asparagusonly Which is of no real use at the moment
Waoooo Eng Julia my former boss at Sogea Satom Vinci Naivasha that's almost 15ys ago! Amazing lady,heart of gold...
loving all the work put into the project.,,, I'd advise using climber plants as they need low maintenance and are more receptive to drought-like conditions
instead of predicting the downfall and dryness of the flowers in future why don't we just predict a good future that we as kenyans will take responsibility for our own infrastructure,if you see anyone uprooting or messing with it take action,an pia anyone found messing with them should be finned,some people hawajui usafi,but I believe people will be deployed to maintain them by shapping
Hapo kwa mood na serenity nimekubali kabisaa...nice job
You should bring back jacaranda trees
True
In UAE such plants are watered using recycled water availed through pipes laid on the ground with fitted sprayers. Its economical and it eliminates the need to deploy people to water the plants.
We're still very much a labour-intensive nation so paying people to do it for the moment makes more sense. Long-term, however, I agree with you that there needs to be automation to keep the project sustainable.
There us provision for pipes on the construction. Can't people wait for the project to be completed before throwing words around? Also, this is Kenya, not UAE. Each will chose what works best.
Here we have loads of water
As of now ,the water being used is harvested from what seems like "sewage"water near the Bellevue foot bridge ..
@@esem135 why throw tantrums over a comment that compliments efforts made elsewhere that could as well be replicated in Kenya in future. I did not discredit the efforts made here I just shared what's being done elsewhere for sustainability of the project. Punguza hasira na munkar nanii, tumia hio energy kulea watoto wako.
I love this idea. The problem is, will it be managed? Coz even Kidero grass died
I'm proud of my country. What you are doing is great. Congratulations
Nairobi is truly a green city in the sun.
But is it? Is it really still as green? City in the sun, yes. But _Green_ city in the sun? Due to an explosion of developments fueled by a huge population growth in the city, most places that once were fairly greener are increasingly becoming concretized. Eastleigh for example. Once a sprawling low density neighbourhood that allowed residences with yards that grew trees is now a hideous concrete mess. Kilimani may still be upmarket, but the leaves on that leafy suburb are falling down, never to grow again.
The city lacks a proper greening program that would dictate the retention of greenery in the city. If the council would only approve buildings that allowed for a certain percentage reserved for trees, that would be a step in the right direction. Oh, but greed.
@@MkurugenziMwenyekiti travel to other countries and other cities you will appreciate that city.
One does not need to travel to other cities to evaluate the "Green City in the Sun" slogan for Nai. Those other cities don't claim to be the cities in the sun. I have lived in this city most of my life, and I can testify that it has become less and less green as the decades roll by.
Upper Hill and Westlands are now commercial hubs. In the 90's, they were mostly residential and had single dwelling homes per plot, meaning more and more yards for trees to grow. The same with Parklands.
Runda and Muthaiga estates have grown as a result of coffee plantations being converted to residential use.
Also, my comment isn't meant to slam any efforts to introduce greenery. Far from it. I commend any efforts made to plant vegetation. But let's not kid ourselves about these "Green City in the Sun" _manenos._ Nai is rapidly becoming the "Dusty Brown City in the Sun." We have to do something otherwise that'll become our new reality.
The same should have been adopted on the SGR project especially the piers within the parks
Now that is an excellent idea
As is, the pillars are already an intrusion on the natural habitat of wildlife that accesses the length of the corridor. To start a project which will bring about further intrusion would stain the wildlife extensively. And that would need automation and maintenance which could further that human interference.
And your idea is commercially viable if those hotels and resorts given rights to operate in Nairobi National Park pay for it, either through CSR or relevant taxation. What a hanging wonder it would be!!! Definitely that way we can create another Wonder of the World and boost tourism like crazy!
Nikama mnaaza kunifurahisha, good job.
Nice👏🏾.while others are working on top of their high end vehicles.
I just love this, beauty at it's best
Our country is a great country...shida ni wizi mkubwa!!!!
I always remember that Dr. Alfred Mutua once planted STONES along Uhuru Highway every time I see such futuristic greening efforts.
Please use Univesity graduates who have knowledge of how to maintain plants so that our city can remain green and beautiful throughout the year. Let the city council strictly keep off the local hawkers so that we enjoy the beauty
Keep hawkers and thugs under the expressway out hiyo to
Chokora
Kweli kabisa ama watajaza kila pahali
Precisely. That menace needs taming. City Council askaris need to be all over to enforce the law. There are many children's homes, churches and charities for needy people. There are markets and designated areas to sell. Hawkers should be kept off!!
They look beautiful..adding aesthetic value..
The taxes raise ofcouse,..well done
A great move... let's go green KENHA👍👍😋👍💯✨💥
How about they create a bike and pedestrian lane below the express way?
Ngeta 😳😳😳
Beautiful... Karibu Kenya
Thank you Eng. Julia Ondeyo, KeNHA deputy director
Great idea. Will they harvest water from the top?
Good job your excellency
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This will be amazing 👌 👌 👌
This is fabulous job. I hope there are systems to enforce maintenance of the landscape i.e vendors and hocker stepping on the plants
Great job 👏 👍
She’s clearly competent
Presentation is key to everything
Brilliant idea
Nice job.Nature is good.
I'm proud of the government for doing this
This indeed is a brilliant idea. Bravour
Sasa mnataka FLOSSIN MAUWANO aadikange jina yake wapi
Lovely!
What about trees that were cut down, and how will anyone know when cracks develop on the pillars you are covering until disaster strikes.
relax,if there is any cracks it starts with the road itself so don't worry about pillars,this is the same technology in Singapore,going green is the best way to make sure we don't cut trees in the name of infrastructure but make them co-exist
There's a way of knowing
Thanks
Well thought.
Are they going to redo the lower road. ?
My thoughts, everyday, exactly.
Yes.
I wish they didn’t use marigolds, they’re annuals and will require replanting on a yearly basis
walai this is beautiful
Na bado haijaisha
Great work
Good work. Perfect
Great insight but I have just heard her talk of wtareing the plants during the construction phase. Has she mentioned anything about watering after construction has been complete?
Yes.. towards the end she mentions they are looking into a self sustaining watering system built into the structure.
Take over from Singapore road..tutaweza Maintenance
This is all nice but Kenya's problem is the lack of maintenance. In 5Ys zote zitaibiwa ama zitakufa
Kabisa... Kwanza zitangolewa zikojolewe
Tutapanda zingine
@@robinmuganda7690 utashangaa 🤣. Nani apande ama ni pesa watakula nakuweka kwa budget kama Kidero grass.
stop negative thinking,the next generation sio kama yenyu,people are more educated and I believe they will be just fine
Be positive
Beautiful 🌹
Hongera Rais wetu he created temporal Jobs for people even with road repairs
Will our marauding Hawkers allow those grass and flowers to thrive.
Hawkers can only thrive where there is a jam. The expressway was done to eradicate that.
@@athanusmalonza1833 which will fail
Hawkers need taming. As well as chokoras etc who may want to pitch camp under the expressway on the lower road.
Is the watering to be done on a daily basis? And how much is it going to cost? As many areas in the city don't have water.
The water issues are caused by cartels. Not because there is no water or pipes!!
Engineer Julia for Nairobi Governor. She is smart
This looking beautiful (aesthetical value of the road is achieved). Is there justification that this continous insitu plant watering will not erode the concrete, China are very clever, we need to think deep, I know some concrete gets better strength with age. these are pillars with excessive loads from vehicles. And Kenha to provide reflective plates on all highways for road safety at night.
Good question, will the water corrode the concrete in the long run? Anyway,i'm sure they have consulted experts before commencing with the plan
Nice job engineer
Beautiful 🥰
Beautiful
I admire landscaping
It's beautiful
So eloquent📌
Awesome
Please blend the plant with necessary signage. Considering there would be no under bridge lighting the columns have to be visible to young drivers on Sunday morning.
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta!!
How I wish they would have given props to the designer (from Instagram) who came up with the idea...
Beautiful ♥️
I will wait five years to see what happens ✔️
Kalenjini messed Kenyans 24 years ago without any developments, I we shall not allow kalenjini again course we will return in to poverty.
We are in poverty more than moi days
Kila kitu imepanda Kenya hii wenye hawajiwezi wanaumia sana
@@zuhurahkhamis4257 yes allover the world juu ya covid not because of presidency
@@lockdownpodcastKE hata kabla covid Kenya imekuwa more expensive wakati wa uhuru kuliko president wote
No need of cheap life without jobs,,,,life in USA is expensive but they have everything. Wakenya wenye hawataki kufanya kazi,tujitegemee
Visit there now...all dry😂😂😂😂
Smart 👌🌹
For me maua wont work on pavement waweke tu cabro. flowers will be matope later after project is done
Install permanent thin plastic pvc pipes which will irrigate the flowers and trees on a daily basis and section should have a modern concrete water tank to match the expressway. The concrete tanks should be filled water everyday by water tankers. All the plastics pipes on the ground should have jet irrigation valves to spread the water up and around the flowers and trees. Plant fruit trees like dates and grapes. For birds and human to eat.
No need of water tankers if you do the modern irrigation systems for flowers and trees planting
This is beautiful 😍 but....This is going to be damn expensive in the long run. Why not implement some sort of drip irrigation to let water trickle down on it's own through those pores.
Just love what I am seeing
Good work 👍
Bora wizi isikae
I hope it'll be well kept
I am no engineer but I get the feeling that the plants compromise the longterm strength of columns due to extra moisture. I could be wrong.
I was thinking the same thing. The plants are absolutely beautiful... But don't these columns need to be inspected annually or even more frequently for cracks? If one of them is breaking or crumbling, we won't know until it collapses 😱