Proper urban housing is a human right

NAIROBI: In the wake of the proposed joint public-private partnership (PPP) venture for Urban Renewal and Redevelopment of Old Estates in Mombasa County, there has been debate on public housing in Kenya.

Urban Renewal and Redevelopment is a great initiative and indeed a duty of the county governments in conjunction with Urban Management Boards. The issue at hand, however, is that housing is a human right and not a mere entrepreneurial venture.