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Nairobi/Kibera

There are approximatly 2.5 million slum dwellers in about 200 settlements in Nairobi representing 60% of the Nairobi population and occupying just 6% of the land. Kibera houses about 250,000 of these people. Kibera is the biggest slum in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. Land Ownership The Government owns all the land. 10% of people are shack owners and many of these people own many other shacks and let them out to tenants. The remaining 90% of residents are tenants with no rights. Housing The average size of shack in this area is 12ft x 12ft built with mud walls, a corrugated tin roof with a dirt or concrete floor. The cost is about KES 700 per Month (£6). These shacks often house up to 8 or more with many sleeping on the floor.

Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya march 2017.Kibera is a division of Nairobi Area, Kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of Nairobi,Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. Sources suggest the total Kibera population may be 500,000 to well over 1,000,000 depending on which slums are included in defining Kibera.Most of Kibera slum residents live in extreme poverty, earning less than $1.00 per day. Unemployment rates are high. Persons living with HIV in the slum are many, as are AIDS cases.Cases of assault and rape are common. There are few schools, and most people cannot afford education for their children. Clean water is scarce. Diseases caused by poor hygiene are prevalent. A great majority living in the slum lack access to basic services, including electricity, running water, and medical care.The Government initiated a clearance programme to replace the slum with a residential district of high rise apartments, and relocating the residents to these new buildings upon completion.
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, , Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera,Kenya
Kibera,Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kibera, , Kenya
Kibera, Kenya
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya, Nairobi
Kibera, Kenya

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