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July 29, 2026
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Kenya may have 500,000 homeless people, stakeholders warn

Kenya may have 500,000 homeless people, stakeholders warn

Stakeholders call for urgent national action, arguing that homelessness has remained outside Kenya's development agenda despite years of advocacy...

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Stakeholders are challenging the Kenyan government's official homelessness figures, estimating that between 300,000 and 500,000 people may be homeless or street-connected.

  • An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 Kenyans are homeless, far exceeding the official figure of 18,000.
  • Key stakeholders include Executive Director of the Undugu Society of Kenya Eric Mukoya and constitutional lawyer PLO Lumumba.
  • Convened at the National Conference on the State of Homelessness and Street-Connectedness in Nairobi, participants urged for urgent national action and a clear national policy on homelessness.

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