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ABSTRACT
Striking parallels in the histories of urbanization between Kenya and South Africa signal the relevance of the Kenyan policy record for local policy-makers. During the 1980s Kenya's national urban policy shifted from spatial concerns to broader considerations of national development planning. Urban management in Nairobi represents a case study in transcending colonial neglect of the urban poor in their struggles for shelter and productive income opportunities. South African policy-makers can draw useful lessons from the Kenya's mixed record of post-independence national urban policy and urban management.