ABSTRACT
In the late 1970s, one-third of Nairobi's population was estimated to be in this category. Existing arrangements for supplying urban houses over the years do not seem to have solved the housing problem; setbacks include not only the rapid population growth but, increases in building costs and shortage of development funds. This chapter attempts to examine the dynamics of implementation of Dandora Community Development Project in Nairobi and Chaani Upgrading and Site and Services Project in Mombasa. A Dandora Community Development Department was established in 1975 within the City Council of Nairobi to implement the Dandora project. The success story of the Dandora project can be attributed to allotees' readiness to provide shelter for themselves. The performance and impact of the upgrading project in Chaani may be viewed from three main dimensions--physical, sociopolitical, and economic. The general policy on health was to improve the effectiveness of the existing health, nutrition, and family planning program serving the Kenyan urban poor.
