Nairobi, Jan. 18 -- It has been a big relief to read that the Kirima family has decided not to evict those settled on its Nairobi land. It's been reported that the family is willing to dispose of the land to the occupants on a "willing buyer willing seller" basis.

This, they observe, will avert evictions associated with cruel demolitions and destruction of property. This is a perfect win-win situation for the family and the occupants. The Kirima land is in Nairobi's Eastlands.

However, since construction thereon was ad hoc, illegal and hurried, no standard planning or surveying may have been done. Hence no regard was paid to the city planning standards or those stipulated by the National Construction Authority (NCA). This includes the p...