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Runda estate, a Nairobi suburb and elite neighbourhood for many years has been the face of wealth and opulence.
Residents of posh Runda Estate are still using boats to move between different parts of their expansive compounds.
Runda Estate in Nairobi has for years ranked among the uber posh neighbourhoods for the wealthy living in Nairobi city.
"The rich also cry," said a netizen.
Runda residents are still having a hard time accessing their homes after heavy rains pounded the city and caused their homes to be flooded.
As it turns out, not any Tom, Dick and Harry can put up an abode in the affluent neighbourhood unless they are ready to adhere to rules aimed to keep the estate green.
A resident shared that his compound was now a fish farm after catfish came with the blocked water.
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In a signpost shared by Ahmed Mohammed, popularly known as Asmali, the residents association of Runda agreed that no construction activities should be carried out on weekends.
Runda has a reputation for being secure, well-planned, and clean, among other enviable attributes. The posh estate is also home to the UN office, the American Embassy, a host of diplomats, expatriates and other wealthy Kenyans.
Specifically, the notice warned that no activities should be done between Saturday, 1 p.m. and Monday 7 a.m. and trucks are also not allowed to access the neighboorhood in that period.
In an interview with CNN, it emerged that the water had nowhere to go because the drainage of the water pan was allegedly blocked as a result of corruption and impunity.
The rules also hinder vehicles weighing over seven tonnes from accessing the neighbourhood. Matatus and unauthorised boda bodas are also prohibited while trucks must obtain clearance.
"The dam is becoming smaller and smaller, and there is no outlet to let the water flow," said a resident in a CNN interview.
The general public is also barred from loitering, dumping or burning trash while maximum speed for all vehicles traversing the estate should be maintained at 30 km/hr.
A resident who never had catfish in his compound before now says his home has practically become a fish farm.
Asmali was impressed by the rules noting that they helped keep the estate green.
"Before we knew, it became a perk of living in lake Runda," said Shawn.
A number of Kenyans, however, disagreed with his assertions noting that for such neighbourhoods, or to adhere to such rules, the residents must have significant incomes in their pockets.
"We have had a lot of rain but a big magnitude of the disaster has been greedy grabbing ," said another resident.
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