By GODFFREY OLALI, KISIP's Communication Consultant

Many scholars opine that slum upgrading is widely recognized as the most proactive and effective way of improving housing conditions and lives of millions of low-income households living in slums in African cities and towns.

This initiative, they argue, is a sure way of contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 11: ensuring access for all urban households to adequate, safe, and affordable housing and basic services, as well as upgrading slums, by 2030.

BY GEORGE ARWA, KISIP2 National Project Coordinator

In the heart of Kenya’s bustling urban centers, millions reside in informal settlements, where dreams are often stifled by crumbling infrastructure, limited opportunities, and systemic neglect.

The Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP2) emerges as a beacon of hope, a bold initiative poised to reshape these communities through sustainable development, equitable access to services, and empowered voices.

In the heart of Nairobi's Kahawa Soweto, a vibrant informal settlement named after South Africa's iconic Soweto, hope is rising like the morning sun.

Today, the Urban Fabric Initiative (UFI), backed by the Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP2) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), launched a transformative array of projects designed to uplift hundreds of lives.

The Urban Fabric Initiative under the Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP2) is set to transform lives in Nairobi's Kayole-Soweto settlement.

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President William Ruto commended KISIP2's role in powering sustainable cities during an event in Naivasha.

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By Enock Maroa

World Bank Group Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Dennis McLaughlin recently praised the Second Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP2) for its transformative work in Kiambu County during a visit to Umoja Settlement in Thika Municipality.

Accompanied by Kiambu County Governor H.E. Kimani Wamatangi, World Bank officials, and the National Project Coordination Team led by National Project Coordinator George Arwa, McLaughlin inspected ongoing projects worth Ksh. 900 million.

KISIP2 infrastructure works are bringing new hope to residents of Marimanti and Kathwana towns in Tharaka Nithi County.

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Upgrading informal settlements is a cornerstone for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 11 in Kenya.

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By Maurice Asamwa

In enhancing dignified living across the informal settlements, KISIP 2 has ensured its interventions are climate smart, resilient and adaptive in nature.

Climate resilience interventions adopted across all the components include nature-based solutions, low carbon development pathways, ecosystem-based approaches. During infrastructure upgrading works, detailed engineering designs prepared always integrate green solutions.

Media coverage via the-star.go.ke. Full story coming soon.