Kenya: Nairobi's Largest Informal Settlement Is Getting an Upgrade. but Who Will Actually Benefit From New Apartments?

[The Conversation Africa] Bulldozers and construction crews are reshaping parts of Nairobi's best-known informal settlement, Kibera.

In a video shared by President William Ruto, new apartment blocks rise alongside existing corrugated-iron structures, while new roads cut through the settlement.

The message is clear: Kenya's affordable housing programme is bringing modern housing to one of the country's most visible symbols of urban poverty. ...