They wanted UN presence in Gigiri lowered to a small regional office, with Unep proper moved to Bonn, Germany. Among the developing countries, South Africa opposed Kenya, with Johannesburg asserting Kenya was incapable of shouldering such a weighty responsibility. It was not without a battle that Kenya won the support of the majority to retain its privilege of hosting Unep. In response, President Kibaki and his top diplomats in New York at the time made bold promises to the world. We could have endeared ourselves to the world by prioritising an electric train to connect JKIA to Gigiri through the city centre.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2019 19:41 UTC