dc.contributor.author | Murugu, Franklin Mutwiri | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-29T08:38:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-29T08:38:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | M.A (Sociology) Thesis 2003 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17506 | |
dc.description | Master of Arts Thesis | en |
dc.description.abstract | Those interested in urban development recognize that building low income
housing do not benefit poor or low-income groups. Kenya, like many other developing Countries
often fail to attain the goals and objectives of housing policies and plans geared
for low-income groups. A substantial percentage of urban residents occupy units that in
terms of policy and planning are intended for other groups Of particular concern are the
very poor who often must live in informal areas because middle-income groups occupy
housing units planned for them.
Several factors contribute to policy failure or success. This proposal contends that
three major factors determine the failure of stated objectives of housing the urban poor.
Shortcomings of housing policy at both central and local government levels and the
effectiveness of the institutions charged with the implementation of policies
The proposal raises questions regarding housing policies in Kenya, which can be
summarized as follows:
What is housing policy?
How is housing policy best established?
What are the institutional obstacles towards achieving
stated policy goals?
What are the socio-economic and political implication?
This study describes research in process that wiII evaluate achievement of policy
objectives for Kariobangi North, a low-income tenants purchase housing scheme
in Nairobi. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Low income housing in the city of Nairobi: A case study of Kariobangi north slum. | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi | en |