Hati Gitundu_Bea

Urban development specialist championing for pro-poor urbanism and multilevel governance of disaster risk in Global South cities. #ResilienceattheCore

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The justifications shift. The pattern doesn't.
Closing out our phase 2 evictions series with one question:
"what would it look like to design cities that absorb rather than displace?"
#Nairobi #JustTransition #UrbanPlanning #EvictionDrivenUrbanism

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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 "𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫" 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞?
Gikomba wasn't just demolished, it exposed a deeper fault line in how we plan our cities.
#UrbanPlanning #Nairobi #Gikomba #InformalEconomy

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63 years of Madaraka. 🇰🇪
Self-governance was a promise - not just of political freedom, but of a state that shows up for its people. That builds cities where everyone belongs. That protects the most vulnerable, not just in declarations, but in practice.
#MadarakaDay #Madaraka2026

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🌟𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!🌟
Last year (2025), together with you, we stood beside marginalized urban communities facing forced eviction and displacement — and your solidarity mattered.

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Whose voice counts? #Maandamano #UrbanAmplified

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As we celebrate WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2025, let's stand for environmental justice in every corner.

Clear Air, safe water, and green spaces are not a privilege, but a right for all.

#worldenviromentday2025 #urbanamplified

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Happy Madaraka Day🇰🇪

The attainment of self rule is not just a historical milestone, but also a reminder of the power we have to create a more just and equitable urban society for all.

#MadarakaDay #UrbanAmplified #citiesforthepeople

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Take a look at Aisha's story -a Mathare resident- as she narrates her story under the "My Eviction Story" series.

Aisha is loud and clear. The Ghetto is Burning, and So Are Lives.

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We wish you a HAPPY LABOUR DAY 👷🏼🦺🛠️

Cities belong to all- so should opportunity and decent work.
#happylabourday #decentwork #kenya2025 #citiesforthepeople #voicesinthecity #UrbanAmplified

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HOME WAS HERE: MEMORY, LOSS AND THE RIGHT TO CITY

This is Joshua Mutiso’s recollection of his loss of home, a narrative that lends voice to the eviction stories of many residents in Nairobi’s informal settlements.

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

@Wanavijiji_sdi Aaai Humphrey; the county did not evict people? I beg to disagree. Evictions is not just about who brings the bulldozers, it is also about who is complicit to it

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

@Wanavijiji_sdi What do you mean is the community prepared???How about tune that question to how the city has prepared itself to prevent disproportionate impacts on the slums. We continue to overburden communities and romanticize they systems that put them in vulnerability in the first place!

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

As Muturi watched recurrent floods tearing through homes in Mathare, washing away memories, he couldn't help but question who must be held accountable. Floods to the right, #evictions to the left 🏚️📸. When shall our cities shift from reactive demolitions to proactive resilience?

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#UrbanResilience #ClimateJustice #Flooding #RightToTheCity #Mathare #InclusivePlanning #DisasterRiskReduction

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WHEN THE RIVER RECLAIMS WHAT WAS ALWAYS ITS OWN…

In Mathare, a house stood, until it didn’t. The floodwaters came like an uninvited guest, sweeping away homes, memories, and livelihoods. For some, the flood was the final blow.

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

@GhettoRadio895 @Browngalnessa @abonokohdeh Ata kama ni Christmas nimeshangaa sana na hizi stori za ghetto! What a dark and grim tactic used to displace watu wa mtaa in the name of ‘development.’
https://t.co/FmXs5fRsd4

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Before tingatingas (bulldozers), did you know how forced evictions manifested decades ago?

Meet Kawira, a mother, a long-lived resident of Nairobi’s third-largest informal settlement, who has experienced and contested different waves of forceful evictions across decades.

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Before tingatingas (bulldozers), did you know how forced evictions manifested decades ago?

Meet Kawira, a mother, a long-lived resident of Nairobi’s third-largest informal settlement, who has experienced and contested different waves of forceful evictions across decades.

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

@GhettoRadio895 @KenyaRedCross @MajimajiKenya The grassroots well represented! Fire safety must start by embracing first responders and champions wa mtaa into disaster governance! @SamuGuardi you lead a powerful team.
@Krcs_NRbBranch @KenyaRedCross for amplifying GRO6 and collaborating with communities, hats off🫡👏🏻💯

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Join us tomorrow as our very own @BeatriceHati speaks at the Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) 9.0! She’ll be on a panel in the session “Safe and Resilient Neighborhoods: Crime Prevention and Disaster Preparedness.”
Register here: https://t.co/vycRK5fJrt
#urbanthinkerscampus

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

🌍🔥#Day3 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞🔥🌍!

*Why do fire disasters continue to plague Kenyan cities?*🔥

! #TikTok https://t.co/Zp6Jlr9LSO
@edwinsifuna
@citizentvkenya
@DehMao

[Hati Gitundu_Bea @BeatriceHati]

🔥𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞🔥🌍!

Engage in the Fire Talks this week, and the Fire Game coming Weekend at the Mathare Depot Grounds!🔥👏