Unsustainable urban land management for the low-income housing development A case study of soweto informal residential settlement in embakasi division, nairobi city
Abstract
This study is about the factors which influence land delivery and management in the
low-income housing development. The study was· based on Soweto informal
residential settlement in Embakasi Division, Nairobi. Soweto settlement was
established by the Government to resettle households displaced from various parts
of Nairobi City. Land allocation in the settlement was to be done by the Provincial
Administration particularly the local Chiefs Office. The residents were required to
get Temporary Occupation Licenses to develop housing on self-help efforts.
Despite the objectives of establishing the settlement by the Government, land
management for low-income housing development in the settlement have been
inefficient. As a result, many households have no access to land for housing
development. In addition, some middle and high-income groups have invaded the
land which was originally designated for the poor and low-income-households.
The objectives of this study were to try and find out factors which have led to the
compromising of the institutional responsibility in the settlement. The premise of the
study was that efficient land management is a factor of the local capacity-buildinq.
This would ensure equitable land distribution and proper land use for the local
community. The study was designed in a way that would investigate how the local
. capacity-develop" ~t .relate to management of land for housing development. ~. --
Investigations were also carried out to determine factors which influence capacity development
in the settlement. Examples of the factors which were considered
include, household incomes, education level of the residents and the level of
membership to the local community-based groups. The community-based groups
were assumed to be strong determinants of capacity-development.
Citation
Master of Arts (Planning)Publisher
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development