| dc.description.abstract | This research addresses the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights in particular
the right to adequate housing under the constitution of Kenya 2010. Although economic, social
and cultural rights are guaranteed in the constitution, the entre
nchment of these rights alone does
not guarantee an automatic improvement in the standard of living for the people of Kenya.
The state through the relevant governmental agencies has to take steps towards the full
realisation of the SERs and in particular
housing rights that are the focus of this paper, in a
manner that allows the provisions of the Constitution to be enforced resulting in tangible gains
for the people and especially the most vulnerable.
This paper analyses the implementation of
progressiv
e realisation of the right to adequate
housing in Kenya
about five years after the promulgation of the constitution including
the
challenges faced by the state in attempting to progressively realise this right and to provide
housing the Kenyan people.
In
an attempt to establish the meaning and content of the concept (progressive realization) that
underpins the implementation of socio
-
economic rights under the Constitution of Kenya 2010,
the study reviews South Africa`s jurisprudence on progressive realisa
tion of housing rights and
arrives at various conclusions before making
recommendations on how to sustain the progress
attained thus far and expand opportunities for realization of the right to housing in Kenya | en_US |
