Living Space

Average household size

Average room occupancy rate

5.7(6)

3.5

The room occupancy rate is greater than the UN-Habitat recommendation of 3. It is a reflection of lack of planned space to populate.

Water source

Pipe connection

Boreholes

Vendors

66.1%

4.1%

29.8%

Majority have access to potable water though more than 11% spend over 10% of their income on water, which is higher as recommended by UN.

Access to toilet

Toilet in-house

Public toilets

Open defecation

15.7%

67%

17.3%

Self-perpetuating cultures of free range and open disposal of waste promote self-destructive behaviours that reinforce poverty in the slums. However, they are coping strategies in themselves given the barriers of inclusive development and neglect by local authorities in addressing the structural causes of poverty. Once denied, the poor are not to blame as impediments.