Ask any Nairobi commuter what “smart city” means to them and you probably won’t hear the words “digital twin” or “IoT sensor”. You’ll hear about the forty minutes lost on Thika Road every morning, the matatu that suddenly changes route without warning, or the bus stop that floods every time it…
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