Nairobi struggles with garbage piles, hawkers on roads, unruly matatus, and illegal structures in areas like Mukuru Kwa Reuben, while Addis Ababa transformed since 2018 through strict enforcement, demolitions, bike lanes, and green spaces under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Tunoi's post drew agreement that discipline clashes with local habits, past cleanups like Geoffrey Mosiria's 2025 hawker crackdown faced resistance from pleas and politics, and Governor Sakaja's efforts falter against cartels. Users weigh livelihoods against livability, eyeing Ethiopia's top-down model amid 2027 election talk from figures like Paul Babu Owino.
