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Banda slum, on the outskirts of Kampala, is home to around 1.3 million people
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Here, 85% of residents live in fear of their homes being demolished, according to a 2014 study
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Safina Nankwanga has lived in Banda with her family since 2001
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"The situation we live in here is not good," she said. "As a parent, you cannot feel comfortable."
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More than 60% of the urban population of Kampala live in slum housing
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Most have no formal rights to property or land
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60% of the city's slums have existed for more than 60 years, said local NGO ACTogether
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But services remain poor: this toilet block in Banda services 1000 people, said the NGO
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Joseph Kmaru, a father of eight, lost eveything when his home was demolished two years ago
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"We don't want to insist on staying here, but we want the government to help us relocate."