S tarting in 2017, residents of Mukuru — one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya — undertook an ambitious, ground-breaking participatory upgrading process known as the Mukuru Special Planning Area (SPA). This is the Mukuru story, as told by Jane Weru, Executive Director of the Akiba Mashinani Trust and one of its central champions and stewards; and Dorise Moseti, a community mobilization champion from Mukuru.

This video is part of Locally Led Planning: A Guide for Building Climate Resilience in Urban Informal Settlements.

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