There are approximatly 2.5 million slum dwellers in about 200 settlements in Nairobi representing 60% of the Nairobi population and occupying just 6% of the land!

Showing the Nairobi Slums

The Kibera Slum alone houses about 250,000 of these people.   Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and also one of the largest in the world.

It costs to be a slum dweller!  The Government owns all the land.   10% of people are shack owners and many of these people own many other shacks and let them out to tenants.   The remaining 90% of residents are tenants with no rights.   Commuter trains pass by and right through the Kibera Slum every day!

The average size of shack in this area is 12ft x 12ft built with mud walls, a corrugated tin roof with a dirt or concrete floor.   The tenant cost to occupy a slum house is about KES 700 per Month (£6).   These shacks often house up to 8 or more with many sleeping on the floor.