Located in a formerly swampy, unsafe area by the Ngong River, Kibera public space project 05 (KPSP05) boasts a decentralized sanitation facility, flexible community space, laundry pad, and various successful economic initiatives. The highly active Kibera Action Group Organization, which proposed the site, continues to maintain and improve the facility, even experimenting with urban agriculture.
The original site straddled a major drainage pathway and a natural spring, making it too wet and swampy for previous development attempts. An unsafe, overgrown space, it opened to a major pedestrian route running along the south side of the settlement.
The site comprises a multipurpose structure with movable partitions, providing flexible indoor and outdoor spaces for events and business ventures.The sanitation block is connected to a septic and wetlands system that filters waste, stabilises the riverbank, and restores surrounding habitats, while the laundry pad is powered by the spring.
KPSP05 is a major community hub and continues to generate income thanks to its location at a key river crossing.
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