Nairobi, Feb. 16 -- Nairobi is considering a new zoning policy, which will reclassify some estates as residential or mixed-use neighbourhoods at a time some suburbs are coming under pressure from a previous reclassification that has hurt their exclusivity.

Speaking during the launch of the status of the built environment report by the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), Nairobi county executive committee member for urban planning said zoning had become a big problem facing the county and the real estate sector.

Zoning is allocating different areas of a town or city to specific uses including residential, commercial industrial, recreational, and public.

"Zoning is a big issue and that's why we have now a new zoning policy that we ...