Sherlyne Omangi, 26, is an urban environmental planner working at the Stockholm Environment Institute, Africa Centre (SEI-Africa) on Sustainable Urbanisation Programmes.
In 2012, she joined the University of Nairobi to study urban and regional planning.
It entails gathering and analysing data, figuring out the changes that need to be made in proposals, and going to the field to study the factors that affect development in terms of environmental impact, economic development and social structures.
Currently, SEI is involved in formulating the Mukuru Special Planning Area Integrated Development Plan under the Nairobi County government, leading the environment and natural resources group, which is tackling the waste management issue, soil analysis and air quality in Mukuru area.
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