LAND IN MATHARE

Land is a major resource since this what people build on. Due to the large population in mathare, housing is a major problem and this leads to lack of land. No one owns land in mathare. The whole land that mathare slums lie on is owned by the government. What people own are the houses built on the land.
The people who build are those who happened to be in mathare earlier and hoped to put those structures.
These have become the landlords who demand to be paid at the end of the month. The pay is anything from 500 a month.
Land is a major problem unless residents find housing somewhere else.

Location: MATHARE, NAIROBI, KENYA