An Assessment of the Impact of Food Security on Rural-Urban Migration: A Case Study of Mathare Slums in Nairobi County and Kiandutu in Kiambu County

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Migration in Kenya occurs whenever people seek business opportunities and education in higher learning institutions from other parts of the country. It is typical for Kenyans to migrate from rural homes to urban locations to seize employment opportunities as well. An analysis of literature that investigates migration in Kenya will illustrate that people migrate to urban areas due to food scarcity in rural locations. Residents of arid and semi-arid parts of the country depend on pastoralism and trade to obtain food. However, some droughts are so severe that people migrate to find food and income opportunities. The research will illustrate that lack of food security propels migration to urban areas. Aside from that, the study intends to demonstrate the dangers of excess migration to urban locations such as lack of development, loneliness, homesickness, congestion in cities, and low wages. Moreover, this study aims to propose political, individual, and economic remedies to the prevailing migration rates in the country. A study of migrants and literature on the topic reveals that rural-urban migration heightens in locations where food is scarce. Resultantly, the people fill cities and create congestion; therefore, the local and national leaders ought to resolve the situation through radical action and policy-implementation to increase food security, minimize rural-urban migration, and decongest cities while encouraging rural residents to grow their local economies.

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An Assessment of the Impact of Food Security on Rural-Urban Migration: A Case Study of Mathare Slums in Nairobi County and Kiandutu in Kiambu County

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