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The Right to Stay - Fighting slum evictions in Kenya

"The Right to Stay" IRIN
    NAIROBI

    In the Mukuru slum, one of the biggest in Nairobi, a group of residents has decided to go to court to demand the right to the land on which they live and an end to forced evictions. The case may have far-reaching implications in a city where 60 percent of the population lives in slums.

    IRIN’s latest film portrays the struggle of the Mukuru residents and their inspirational community leader, Jack Evans Omondi Papa.

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    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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