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Nairobi's informal settlement gets an upgrade but who will benefit from new apartments?

Kibera slum in Nairobi.[File, Standard]

Bulldozers and construction crews are reshaping parts of Nairobi’s best-known  informal settlement, Kibera. In a video shared by President William Ruto, new apartment blocks rise alongside existing corrugated-iron structures, while new roads cut through the settlement.

The message is clear: Kenya’s affordable housing programme is bringing modern housing to one of the country’s most visible symbols of urban poverty.

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