MIKIKI AFRICA REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF POST ELECTION VIOLENCE (December 2007/January 2008) ON INFORMAL TRADERS IN NAIROBI- KENYA

MIKIKI AFRICA
is an organization working with informal traders and Small and Medium
Enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya. We took it upon ourselves to
understand the impact of the post election violence in Nairobi which happened at the end of year
2007 and beginning of 2008 after the just concluded general elections. Informal
traders and Small and Medium Enterprises insisted on the need to establish what
they suffered or went through during the violence.

We were able
to use our existing networks and connections towards coming up with the interviewers.
The Survey involved both informal traders and street vendors.          

On drafting
the relevant questionnaire MIKIKI AFRICA therefore engaged consultants and
individuals to handle the process and come up with a proper questionnaire and a
proper way of conducting the survey. The survey was conducted over a period of
two weeks and was a thorough and exhaustive exercise.

It was mostly
concentrated in Nairobi and environs and included estates such as Kibera,
Mathare, Kangemi,Kayole,Zimmerman,githurai,Kahawa west,
kasarani,Umoja,Huruma,Shauri Moyo,Makadara,Hamza and many others