The Kenyan Constitution recognises the right to housing under the Bill of Rights. It provides that every person has the right to accessible and adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation.
Vision 2030, launched in 2008, identifies housing and urbanisation as critical elements in the realisation of its objectives. It aims to have an adequately and decently housed nation in a sustainable environment noting that with the current demographic trends, Kenya is set to be a predominantly urban country.
