-14 years experience in research on extreme poverty
-Practitioner work in Kenya, Tanzania, India, Peru, Nepal and gulf states
-Work experience with USAID and the African Union
-Expertise in Informal Settlements and Gender and Development
-Peer-reviewed book on Africa's Informal Settlements
-Brookings Institute contributor
How debt and taxes conspired to rob Nairobi’s slum-dwelling youth of the promise of a better life
Aug 24, 2024 08:50 am UTC| Insights & Views
Throughout the summer of 2024, young Kenyans have taken to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, in a series of anti-government demonstrations. Dubbed the Gen Z protests, the unrest was sparked by the introduction of an...