Seven out of ten people in a Nairobi walk or take a matatu to work, a World Bank report has said.
The report dubbed "Kenya State of the Cities" shows that majority of these people miss out on opportunities, due to the high cost of transportation, and poor roads.
World Bank Senior Director for the social, urban, rural and resilience global practice Ede Jorge said Kenya is able to achieve its urbanisation targets if it can focus on improving the road networks and housing.
"There is a need for both county and national governments to implement the policies they've put in place to ensure their residents can benefit from their taxes," the director said.
The report also showed that 91 percent of Nairobi residents are renting the homes they live in, which means that only nine percent own the piece of land where they have built their homes.
Thika also has 90 percent of its residents renting their homes, followed closely by Eldoret which stands at 86 percent.
Kitui is the only county where 61 percent of its residents are living in a piece of land they own and built their own infrastructure.