http://www.homeless-international.orgLatest content from homeless.en-gbhttp://www.homeless-international.org/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:30557&tid=rsshttp://www.homeless-international.org/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:30557&tid=rssThu, 17 Sep 2009 15:03:19 GMT Nearly three-quarters of Kenya’s urban population live in slums, amounting to over 7.5 million of its 31 million people.  Kenya’s slum population is growing rapidly at nearly 6 per cent each year.  The situation in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is typical of the challenges facing poor people in Kenya’s other urban areas.  Pressure on land – largely from commercial interests – means that 55 per cent of Nairobi’s total population is now crammed onto a mere 1.5 per cent of the total land area.  The threat of forced eviction inhibits investment and places many people in constant fear that their homes may be demolished. Housing for Nairobi’s 1.5 million or so slum dwellers typically consists of shanties made of mud, wattle and iron sheets.  There are as many as 250 shanty units per hectare; in comparison, housing density in the UK reaches 100 units per hectare in cities, and 30 elsewhere. ...http://www.homeless-international.org/redirect.aspx?module=0&id=0:54091&tid=rsshttp://www.homeless-international.org/redirect.aspx?module=0&id=0:54091&tid=rssThu, 17 Sep 2009 15:43:19 GMThttp://www.homeless-international.org/redirect.aspx?module=0&id=1:28714&tid=rsshttp://www.homeless-international.org/redirect.aspx?module=0&id=1:28714&tid=rssThu, 17 Sep 2009 15:51:27 GMT