A public hearing in Kenya on 7 October 2013
This year to mark World Habitat Day, 7 October 2013, Amnesty International Kenya launched a report on forced eviction following a research conducted in Deep Sea and City Carton. The report was titled, “WE ARE LIKE RUBBISH IN THIS COUNTRY”.
Amnesty in partnership with residents from among other informal settlements including, Kibera, Korogocho, Mathare, Mukuru, City Carton and Deep Sea communities also held a large public hearing to present testimony. The table below provides detailed information on attendance by various groups on world habitat day.
|
GROUP/SLUM |
TOTAL |
NO OF FEMALE |
NUMBER OF MALES |
ABOVE 30 |
BELOW 30 |
|
MITUMBA |
12 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
|
MAASAI |
22 |
12 |
10 |
17 |
5 |
|
MATHARE |
20 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
18 |
|
KCC&KIAMBIO |
21 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
|
CITY CARTON |
16 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
0 |
|
KOROGOCHO |
20 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
|
MUKURU KWA REUBEN& KWA NJENGA |
20 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
|
SCOHRA |
12 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
SCHOOL HUMAN RIGHTS PATRONS |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
MUKURU KAYABA |
10 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
|
KIBERA |
24 |
15 |
9 |
19 |
5 |
|
DEEP SEA |
21 |
16 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
|
TOTAL |
206 |
116 |
90 |
115 |
91 |