Author name: Rita Munyae

In communities deemed as marginalized, many families live in destitution and thus poor housing conditions and infrastructure are common. In Kenya, with a population of over 47 million as per the 2019 national census, 43.4% of the population live below the poverty line with an unemployment rate of 40%. Housing affordability then is a key challenge in Kenya with many people unable to afford to buy or build their own home. This means that decent

Habitat for Humanity Kenya staff recently paid a visit to 35-year-old Faith Warui who hails from Mukima ward in Laikipia North constituency. Faith is a single mother of two and like many other Kenyans she suffered loss of income due to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. The difficulties were compounded by her physical disabilities. Since the Pandemic’s outset in Kenya, Faith’s elderly mother has had to become the main bread winner for the

425 vulnerable families benefited from 3,000 shillings’ monthly cash transfer from HFH Kenya for 6 months amidst dwindling incomes for most families in Kenya due to Covid-19. Kenya confirmed her first case of Covid-19 in March 2020. To mitigate the spread of the virus, the government implemented several interventions including school closures, mandatory quarantines, countrywide night curfew, and partial lockdowns in the hotspot areas. Unfortunately, this meant reduced to-no incomes for a sizable number of