Contractors replace asbestos roofing at Kimathi Estate, Nakuru on Tuesday. Nema has stopped the project citing health risks. [Harun Wathari, Standard]In Kenya, an old roof is often mistaken for a reliable one. Easter asks every nation a moral question: what do we do when innocence is burdened with a risk it did not choose? Kenya must not do the same with children learning under aging roofs and patients seeking healing beneath materials that can release fine fibers into the air when damaged or disturbed.

Source: Standard Digital April 05, 2026 08:00 UTC