| Updated Sun, April 23rd 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Herders graze their cows at a section of the Nairobi dam bordering Nairobi’s Langata estate and Kibera slums’ upgraded housing plan. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]Faceless individuals have descended on Nairobi Dam and are subdividing the water body in what could be the last painful nail on the coffin for what was once the city's spare water reservoir and popular leisure location. An acre of land in Lang'ata where the dam is situated, costs Sh80 million making the value of the land occupied by the dam which is 88 acres, worth at least Sh7 billion according to current market rates. Mutoini River which originates from Ngong Forest flows through the slum into the dam where its waters are held temporarily. ALSO READ: Land grabbers encroach on Lake Oloidien in NaivashaThe Nairobi Dam Initiative in 2004 sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ended in futility.

Source: Standard Digital April 22, 2017 19:41 UTC