HIGH URBAN POPULATION GROWTH IS A COMBINATION OF FACTORS SUCH AS RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION AND HIGH NATURAL URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO MEET THE EVER GROWING DEMAND FOR HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES. THIS HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLUM AND SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS. CURRENTLY, 60% OF NAIROBIS 3 MILLION RESIDENTS LIVE IN AREAS REGARDED AS SLUMS AND SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS. TO EASE THE HOUSING CRISIS, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NAIROBI CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A "SPECIAL SUBDIVISION APPROVAL SYSTEM WITH THE AIM OF MAKING LAND AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE...