Tag: Slum upgrading
With the swift development of informal settlements in all major towns in Kenya, slum elimination in the urban Kenya sounds like a nightmare. Government programs like KENSUP are aimed at improving the squalid living conditions in the slums.
These efforts...
By AAP/Dick Olang'o
Introduction
During the disputed general elections of 2007, Kenya experienced the worst ever post election violence in her history, worse than the violence during the struggle for independence because of the tribal animosity experienced. One of the battlegrounds...
By Eng. A. S. Kitololo
The figure quoted for annual housing needs of 150,000 units was arrived at in the seventies. I was then the Municipal Engineer of Mombasa Municipality at which time several studies on housing needs, costs and...
By Steve Ted Gome
Slums and informal settlements menace is a global phenomenon. The continent experienced its first slums soon after independence of the various countries. Settlements that may have begun as scattered establishments to provide temporary housing, over time...
By Steve Ted Gome, Architect
The world’s population is fast becoming predominantly urban. It’s estimated that 52% of humanity will be living in urban areas by the year 2020. Meanwhile the divide and inequalities in the cities continues. Today 55%...
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The most recent phase of Kibera slum upgrading project has 900 housing units, 230 business stalls, a nursery school, a social hall, a youth centre, three...
