Towards An Effective Realization Of The Right To Accessible And Adequate Housing In Kenya: A Comparative Study With South Africa
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2013-10Author
Monyangi, Arisi E
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Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya explicitly provides for economic and social rights. As
part of these rights, sub article (1) (b) specifically provides that, every person has the right to
accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable standards of sanitation. To fully appreciate
the content, impact and the enforceability of the right to housing, this study focuses on making
sense of the right to accessible and adequate housing by establishing the duties it entails while
engaging with some of the key issues in the area. The main focus has been on the way courts
have interpreted these rights and enforced them. This study extensively compares the Kenyan
experience with that of South Africa in the implementation of the right to housing. It further
reviews the past and existing government efforts in upholding the right to housing in the two
countries. An exploration of the challenges experienced in these efforts has been done before
concluding by offering appropriate recommendations on how best to realize the right to
accessible and adequate housing in Kenya.
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Monyangi,Arisi E.;October,2013.Towards An Effective Realization Of The Right To Accessible And Adequate Housing In Kenya: A Comparative Study With South Africa..Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Law