Changing urban environments - Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya (case study)

Question 1

because the homes were built illegally what could happen to them?

Answer 1

they could be bulldozed

Question 2

how many people live in Kibera?

Answer 2

1 million

Question 3

how much are homes to rent?

Answer 3

£6 a month

Question 4

what is the basic single story housing infrastructure like?

Answer 4

mud walls/floors and corrugated metal roofs

Question 5

how big are their homes?

Answer 5

4 meters squared

Question 6

how many people sleep in one home?

Answer 6

8

Question 7

how much of Kibera has street lighting?

Answer 7

20%

Question 8

how many toilets are there?

Answer 8

one per 50 houses

Question 9

where is water collected from and how many people share is?

Answer 9

standpipes shared between 40 families

Question 10

what are the examples of poor infrastructures?

Answer 10

no clinics, few schools, unpaved mud roads and no refuse collection

Question 11

what is the famous alcohol?

Answer 11

changaa - 50% alcohol

Question 12

what is the common job that most unemployed people take up?

Answer 12

recycling meat bones to make jewellery

Question 13

who are there conflicts between?

Answer 13

different tribal groups

Question 14

how many orphans are there as a result of aids?

Answer 14

1 000 000

Question 15

Assisted self help scheme : where is the charity from?

Answer 15

Britain

Question 16

Assisted self help scheme : what did they provide the locals with?

Answer 16

cheap building blocks so people could build themselves toilet blocks

Question 17

Assisted self help scheme : what were the local people paid to do?

Answer 17

look after the toilets

Question 18

Assisted self help scheme : how many toilet blocks were built?

Answer 18

10

Question 19

Assisted self help scheme : what were children taught about in schools?

Answer 19

hygiene

Question 20

Assisted self help scheme : how many people does the bathrooms serve?

Answer 20

100 000 people

Question 21

Assisted self help scheme : what diseases have now declined?

Answer 21

cholera and tyhoid

Question 22

Assisted self help scheme : who provides the labour and why?

Answer 22

the local people to keep the costs down

Question 23

Local authority scheme KENSUP : what did this scheme provide?

Answer 23

new apartments, 5 storeys high with indoor bathrooms and electricity

Question 24

Local authority scheme KENSUP : what is the rent like?

Answer 24

very low

Question 25

Local authority scheme KENSUP : how much will it cost?

Answer 25

$1.2 billion

Question 26

Local authority scheme KENSUP : how long will it take to rehouse all residents?

Answer 26

15 years

Question 27

Local authority scheme KENSUP : what other three things have been built?

Answer 27

new schools, markets and playgrounds

Question 28

Local authority scheme KENSUP : how many people have moved into the flats?

Answer 28

1500 people

Question 29

Local authority scheme KENSUP : how many people refused to move and why?

Answer 29

80 people because they would rather their shacks were improved