This project examines violent victimisation and offending in poor urban neighbourhoods in Nairobi, Kenya. Using data … from the 2000 Nairobi Cross-sectional Slum Survey (NCSS), the study assesses neighbourhood characteristics utilising the … characteristics matter for public safety in Nairobi, but frameworks for examining neighbourhood effects must consider the context of …

Between one and two million migrants reside in cramped conditions in Nairobi’s slums without proper access to … event history analysis, childhood mortality is shown to remain very high in the Nairobi informal settlements, especially …

This paper measures migration flows and determinants in two slum settlements in Nairobi City between 2003 and 2007. The … in Nairobi over the past half century. The high population turnover is due to the insecurity of livelihoods, tenure, and …

context of increasing urban poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicate that households who migrated together with their … children in the slums of Nairobi experience higher child morbidity (43 per cent have at least one sick child in the last one …

informal sector in Kenya. However, a careful examination of different data sources for Nairobi show that in the 1990s there has … employees. Seven out of eight jobs in Nairobi still depend on the formal sector, through either formal or informal contracts …. Although migrants form more than three quarters of the active population in Nairobi, migration has not had a specific impact on …

In recent years, Kenya's capital city Nairobi has experienced an influx of international economic migrants, as well as … greater understanding of urban migrants' barriers to accessing healthcare in Nairobi compared with barriers faced by Kenyans … identifying communities within Nairobi where large proportions of migrants reside. Four communities were selected for further …

sector in Kenya. However, a careful examination of different data sources for Nairobi show that in the 1990s there has been … employees. Seven out of eight jobs in Nairobi still depend on the formal sector, through either formal or informal contracts …. Although migrants form more than three quarters of the active population in Nairobi, migration has not had a specific impact on …

Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS). The reliability and accuracy of the items are tested using … amongst slum dwellers in Nairobi. Only one household in five is food secure, and nearly half of all households are categorized …

theoretically informed biographic disruption theory. Setting: Interviews were conducted in two Nairobi slums (Kenya). Participants …

€™s privatization of Karura Forest in Nairobi as an entry point. My findings suggest that the regime of former President Moi improperly …