Slums in Nairobi
An aerial view of Kibera
There are many slums in Kenya, for example in the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. According to UN DESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 55 per cent of Kenya's urban population were slum inhabitants in 2007.[1] In 2019, around two million inhabitants of Nairobi lived in informal settlements.[2]
Nairobi
- andora[3]Dandy][
- Deep Sea[4]
- Huruma[2]
- Kangemi[Ungem]
- Kariobangi[Bangi]
- Kawangware[5][Ongwaro]
- Kiambiu
- Kiandutu[6]
- Kibera[2] - including villages of Laini Saba, Lindi and Soweto East.[4]
- Korogocho[3][Gocho]
- Kware
- Majengo[7]
- Mathare[2] - including settlements of Bondeni, Mathare 4A and Mathare 4B.[4]
- Matopeni[Tope]
- Mukuru kwa Njenga[8]
Mombasa
See also
References
- ↑ Gulyani, Sumila; Bassett, Ellen M.; Talukdar, Debabrata (2012). "Living Conditions, Rents, and Their Determinants in the Slums of Nairobi and Dakar". Land Economics. 88 (2): 251–274. doi:10.3368/le.88.2.251. ISSN 0023-7639. JSTOR 23272581. S2CID 154634824.
- 1 2 3 4 Ren, Hang; Guo, Wei; Zhang, Zhenke; Kisovi, Leonard Musyoka; Das, Priyanko (18 September 2020). "Population Density and Spatial Patterns of Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya". Sustainability. 12 (18): 7717. doi:10.3390/su12187717.
- 1 2 "Smoking Nairobi landfill jeopardizes schoolchildren's future". UNEP. 21 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 "KENYA THE UNSEEN MAJORITY: NAIROBI'S TWO MILLION SLUM-DWELLERS" (PDF). Amnesty International. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ Kamau, Kelvin. "Why Kawangware has more posho mills than pubs". Standard Entertainment and Lifestyle. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ Chege, Peter M.; Ndungu, Zipporah W.; Gitonga, Betty M. (December 2016). "Food security and nutritional status of children under-five in households affected by HIV and AIDS in Kiandutu informal settlement, Kiambu County, Kenya". Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 35 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/s41043-016-0058-9. PMC 5025998. PMID 27443524.
- ↑ Carlin, John (23 November 2003). "Hope for Aids cure as prostitutes defy virus in the slums". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ "Research: Informal Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya | IURD". iurd.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Mtwapa Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme: Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme". Urban Agenda Platform. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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