Nairobi Slums Near Airport Critical - Dangerous Situation

International Terrorist experts know that slums are breeding grounds for terrorists. Indeed they also are favored places for recruiting by "evil doers" and yet too often no one looks at the obvious. There is much talk of the slums in Nairobi, especially Kibera where even our own politicians go in order to get photo-ops. Yet there are a couple of slums very near the Nairobi Airport and this is very dangerous. Why you ask? Well, one major disaster waiting to happen in the Nairobi Slums are the areas around the airport. There are slums both on the approach end and departure end of the runways.

Due to surface-to-air hand-held missiles and knowing that slums are often areas which attract International Terrorism or organized crime elements, those slums must be moved at least 1 mile adjacent flight paths of any aircraft under 2,000 AGL (above ground level). This will insure airport safety. The larger slum just South of the airport is not a critical as aircraft on the ground at those lateral cross points.

If these slums are torn down then this also means expansions of nearby slum areas. Nairobi has promised the World that they are going to do something about these slums in their city, yet what they really need to do is to bulldoze them all section by section and rebuild them quickly. If they do this near the airport that means further upgrading perhaps by as many as 5,000 units. Considering 3-4 persons occupying a unit that is about 15,000 to 20,000 people permanently displaced to a new area.

All slums around the airport can be considered one section done in 3-sector groups. These slums will most likely be relatively easy compared to the others. Indeed, it is also important for the Nairobi's International Economic Standing and to increase foreign investment to remove the plight that can be seen from the air as people fly in and out of the Nairobi International Airport.

A major African Continent transportation hub cannot allow a negative image like this. It is not good advertising to hang out your dirty laundry, as it puts question marks in the minds of entrepreneurial capitalists who would invest money in Kenya.

I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.

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"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington

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