The workshop was conducted to provide an avenue for collaboration, knowledge exchange and action. Its objectives were threefold;
•  To present the findings from the Energy-enabled resilience in urban informal settlements in Kenya: A political economy analysis study, and validate the findings with the attendants, some of whom also participated as respondents in the study.
• To explore the lived experiences of informal settlement dwellers.
• To understand the political economy of energy planning and explore the way forward towards collaborative energy planning for informal settlements in Nairobi.

A significant part of the workshop was also dedicated to collaborative development of strategies that could guide future redevelopment initiatives, with a focus on the ongoing Mathare Special Planning Area (SPA) declaration process through the Mathare Special Planning Area Research Collective (MSPARC) initiative.
The workshop was attended by a diverse range of stakeholders, including community leaders and residents of informal settlements, urban development experts, academic researchers focusing on energy access and urban resilience, representatives from the sector utility, policy makers, energy vendors and local service providers, industry professionals, NGOs, CBOs and organizations engaged in energy initiatives.