| dc.description.abstract | The pull factor of better access to socio-economic opportunities has contributed to the
establishment, if not the permanence, of informal settlements in most countries. The reality is that
migrants frequently live in informal settlements that are 'economically, socially, and politically
marginalized urban communities. The main challenge for women in the informal sector is access to
relevant knowledge, skills and credit to support their small-scale enterprises. The purpose of this
study is to establish the factors influencing gender development in informal settlements in Mukuru -
Sinai Slum, in Makadara District, Nairobi County. The study will adopt a descriptive survey. The
population of interest will be all residents of Mukuru-Sinai Slum in Makadara District, Nairobi
County. The population is approximately 4,000 individuals in 800 households. Cluster sampling
technique will be used to select the sample. A total sample of 260 households will then be selected
randomly comprising of 52 households from each cluster. The primary data will be collected from
the residents of Sinai-Mukuru slum using a questionnaire which will be administered using a drop
and pick later method. Descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency, frequencies and
relative frequencies (percentages) will be used to analyze the quantitative data. Conceptual content
~ analysis will be used for data that is qualitative nature or aspect of the data collected from the open
ended questions. In addition, a multivariate regression model will be applied to determine the
relative importance of each of the three variables with respect to gender development. The study
concluded that there is a significant and positive relationship between education level and
influencing gender development in informal settlements in Mukuru-Sinai Slum in Makadara
District, Nairobi County, Further, the study revealed that access to business opportunities affected
their social economical development to great extent. Finally, the study concluded that female's were
more affected economically though most had engaged in various economic activities ranging from
employment to self employment such as saloons and groceries. The study recommended that
government should enhance living standard of the community living in slum areas through
providing financial support and subsidiaries to ensure their living standard and style is improved.
Further, the study recommended that industries offering employments to the public should review
their remuneration policy to tally with volume of work that employees perform. Finally, the study
recommended that government should provide full support t~ .the community through engaging
community on economic activities as by doing so the economy ofthe country will also improve. | en |
