Oct 15, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Nairobi, Research
By Janice, Shiko, Obuma, Maureen Oguyo, Calvince Moda, Jane Wambui, Leah Nakami, Evans, Hellen, Ruth, Naomi, Tobias and Stella – Mathare community co-researchers Before we began the land enumeration, we thought we understood how power worked in Mathare. We grew up...
Oct 13, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Nairobi, Research
By Maureen Oguyo, Calvince Moda, Jane Wambui, Leah Nakami, Evans, Hellen, Ruth, Naomi, Tobias, Stella, Janice, Shiko, Obuma – Mathare community co-researchers “Who sent you?” It was one of the first questions we heard while carrying out land enumeration in...
Aug 12, 2026 | Action research, Kampala, Research
By Muhamed Lunyago, CLASK action research project co-lead Buying a piece of land – locally referred to as a “plot”, though not in the formal sense of a plot – in Kampala’s informal settlements is a complex experience. From the outset, the buyer is cautious about the...
Jul 9, 2026 | Action research, Kampala, Research
By Muhamed Lunyago, CLASK action research project co-lead, and Joseph Mukasa, CLASK project administrator During ACRC’s foundation phase, the Kampala land and connectivity domain research revealed how relevant and critical local councils (LCs) are in land transfers,...
Jul 23, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Francis Kariuki and Kelvin Mbatia Imagine living in a place where the ground beneath your feet feels uncertain. For the residents of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, this is not imagined but rather their daily reality. For too long, headlines from this...
