Why slum dwellers need basic income in times of crisis

Why slum dwellers need basic income in times of crisis

Covid-19 has led to many hardships and not only the unfortunate are affected. Jobs and incomes are severely affected, especially for the poor and even more for those who live in the slums in Kenya. As the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) Chairman Bob Munro wrote to me, “How can the poor majority of families in the slums with at least four or more adults and children sharing a nine-square-metre tin shack without a toilet, water, electricity, food, medicine, sanitisers or money survive the coronavirus crisis by self-isolating and self-distancing?”

Many have vouched for the need to provide a basic […]

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