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History of Nairobi through Manholes

They say a road is as good as its drainage — and with the drainage comes manholes whose builders placed indelible signatures of their workmanship that has withstood weather and shoe traction. Here is a photo essay of manhole builders that dot the Central Business…

How Nairobi Roads were Named

In the process of going through many potholes reports via #whatisaroad hashtag, I did note that roads…

The Mesh of Road Codes in Nairobi and their PotHole Distribution

Why can’t we expect more?

One of the things I appreciate most about my job at the iHub is the opportunity to travel. Traveling opens a…

A Glance at #Whatisaroad Data

My name is Nayla Hatimy and I have been volunteering for the #whatisaroad project on data cleaning. Herein are my thought while interacting with the data.

My initial reactions when going through the data was, Wow! There are many people who are…

#Whatisaroad: Which Roads Have Been Fixed

Its been several months on #whatisaroad — has there been any impact from the project? Yes — while we cannot take credit for all road repairs, we’ve observed roads that have been fixed within 2 days of reporting potholes. Currently, the average response time…

A Theory on Formation of Potholes in Nairobi

A few weeks ago I was invited to provide data analysis assistance to the project #whatisaroad — an initiative to map potholes in Nairobi and engage the county government on infrastructure through data. We set up a mapping party and I volunteered to…

Maintenance Of Roads: The Role Of #Whatisaroad

There’s birth there’s death and in between there’s maintenance. — Tony Robbins.

Roads are essential for the movement of goods and people from one place to another. They…