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The Right to Stay (version 2)

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 IRIN / Charlotte Cans

In the Mukuru slum, one of the biggest in Nairobi, a group of residents have decided to go to court to demand the right to the land on which they live and the end of forced evictions. Kenya adopted a new Constitution in 2010 which protects the right to housing and sanitation. The case may have far-reaching implications in a city where 60% of the population live in slums. IRIN's latest Film "The Right to Stay - Fighting slum evictions in Kenya" portrays the struggle of the Mukuru residents and inspirational community leader Jack Evans Omondi Papa. (Previous version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0z2TTmxjyo)

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