KENYA POLICY STUDIO
Kenya
Since Independence, the relationship between slum dwellers and the government has been strained because of the settlements’ ambiguous legal state. A reduction of demolitions in the early 2000s was initiated by the change in government and reinforced by the state’s adoption of a Poverty Reduction Paper, opposition from low-income households and NGOs and entry into an upgrading partnership, the Kenya Slum Upgrading Program (KENSUP) with UN-HABITAT.
Following Kenya’s Vision 2030, launched in 2008, the adoption of a new constitution in 2010, a supplemental slum upgrading program, named Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project, was introduced by the World Bank in collaboration with the Kenyan government in 2011. While KENSUP focuses on housing, KISIP’s components include strengthening institutions and program management, enhancing tenure security, investing in infrastructure and service delivery and preventively planning for urban growth.
Following Kenya’s Vision 2030, launched in 2008, the adoption of a new constitution in 2010, a supplemental slum upgrading program, named Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project, was introduced by the World Bank in collaboration with the Kenyan government in 2011. While KENSUP focuses on housing, KISIP’s components include strengthening institutions and program management, enhancing tenure security, investing in infrastructure and service delivery and preventively planning for urban growth.
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