Date: November 5th, 2009

Slums, the enemy within: Part 3, Illicit landlords

5 November, 2009 (17:59) | Housing, Kibera, Rental, Slums, Theory, Urbanization | No comments

By: David A. Smith
 

[Continued from Thursday, October 29th Part 2 and the previous Part 1.]
 
In yesterday’s post, we discovered that despite its many palpable benefits, and the visible reality of its construction, many Kibera residents are greeting Kibera’s first slum upgrading with fear.
 

Kibera in 2005: Whom can you trust?
 
Background: A while ago [Early September – Ed.], [...]