During my recent visit to the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week that is part of the World Future of Energy Summit, I also visited Dubai and stayed in Sharjah, one of the UAE’s seven emirates, equivalent of States.
I learnt a few lessons that Nairobi and Kenya can borrow from the UAE to make our capital city livable and provide better housing for the residents.
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} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
}
activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;
} else if (now >= saleStart && now <= saleEnd) {
paywallEl.style.display = “none”;
var diffToEnd = saleEnd – now;
var totalSeconds = Math.floor(diffToEnd / 1000);
var days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (24 * 3600));
var hours = Math.floor((totalSeconds % (24 * 3600)) / 3600);
var minutes = Math.floor((totalSeconds % 3600) / 60);
var seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
activeEl.innerHTML = `
Offer ends in…
${days}Days
${String(hours).padStart(2,’0′)}Hours
${String(minutes).padStart(2,’0′)}Minutes
${String(seconds).padStart(2,’0′)}Seconds
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`;
} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;
}
}
function formatTime(ms) {
let totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
const days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (3600 * 24));
totalSeconds %= 3600 * 24;
const hours = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
totalSeconds %= 3600;
const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
const seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
return `${days}d ${hours}h ${minutes}m ${seconds}s`;
}
updateFlashSale();
setInterval(updateFlashSale, 1000);
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During my recent visit to the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week that is part of the World Future of Energy Summit, I also visited Dubai and stayed in Sharjah, one of the UAE’s seven emirates, equivalent of States.
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By James Wanzala