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Kenyan Government Initiatives in Slum Upgrading

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This article discusses two Kenyan government initiatives in slum upgrading: the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) and the Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP). It gives the objectives, strategies and components of each programme. The article focuses on the KENSUP programme, presenting the achievements of this slum upgrading initiative to date and sums up with the challenges facing slum upgrading in Kenya.

Source: Les Cahiers d Afrique de lEst

DOI: 10.4000/eastafrica.534

Author: Leah Muraguri

Institutions: French Institute for Research in Africa, French Institute for Research in Africa, Government of Kenya, IFRA Nairobi / Institut français de recherche en Afrique

Language: French

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2570212103

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Cited by: 21

Related to: 10