Secure tenure behind slum upgrading and informal settlements

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to determine whether strengthening the property rights of the urban and rural poor would be a temporary and/or permanent solution to informal settlements in Kenya. The methodology used is a historical analysis to examine the eruption of the housing crisis and its progression towards the years. Also, it will look at the developments towards dealing with homelessness and, the measures and progression taken by the law. Additionally, this study takes a look at the lessons learnt from South Africa. The major findings are that there are different forms of housing that should be taken into consideration when offering alternative housing as well as different approaches that South Africa has used to offering social housing to low-income earners and catering to the needs of the residences living in informal settlements. The major recommendations for improvement would be to have a system in place so as to allow these measures and policies to be manifested, the use of policies to prevent slums from erupting and inclusion of the private sector.