Slum question requires more than roadside declarations

By STEVE O. AKOTH

It is encouraging that the Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban development has recently re-asserted the commitment of the Jubilee Administration to reverse the current trend where 60 per cent of Nairobi dwellers reside in slums. The Cabinet Secretary is quoted to have said, “As Government, we will work with the private sector to meet the Jubilee manifesto’s target of 250,000 houses annually and ensure that affordable houses are available to low-income earners”.