Confronting complexity : using action-research to build voice, accountability, and justice in Nairobi's Mukuru informal settlements

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2015

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The World Bank, Washington, DC, US

Abstract

The Constitution of Kenya (2010) has provided the means for confronting new challenges to evictions and access to justice faced by vulnerable groups such as the residents of Mukuru. New jurisprudence has begun to emerge, addressing the human rights implications of evictions. Project researchers along with the Katiba Institute and Strathmore University’s School of Law work closely with the community to investigate different existing tenure arrangements in Mukuru to determine how the Constitution and land laws can be used to address challenges related to insecure land tenure. Research findings are intended to target the access to justice, voice, and accountability challenges faced by residents in Mukuru.

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RIGHT TO HOUSING, ADVOCACY, CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LEGAL ASPECTS, LAND RIGHTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, URBAN PLANNING, SLUMS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, CORRUPTION

Citation

Weru, J., Wanyoike, W., & Di Giovanni, A. (2015). Confronting complexity: using action-research to build voice, accountability, and justice in Nairobi's Mukuru informal settlements. In Jan Wouters, Alberto Ninio, Teresa Doherty, Hassane Cissé (Eds.), The World Bank Legal Review Volume 6 Improving Delivery in Development: The Role of Voice, Social Contract, and Accountability (pp. 233-255). Washington, DC: World Bank.

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