Our Observer, Kwajo Tweneboa, lived in appalling conditions in a London council house for years, along with his dying father and two sisters. But he has turned this difficult experience into a powerful drive for change. Today, he travels up and down the UK visiting substandard homes and documenting the conditions on social media. His campaigning is making a difference.
In January 2020, Tweneboa watched his father, who suddenly became terminally ill with oesophageal cancer, die. He spent his last few days being cared for by nurses in a flat that was infested with cockroaches, mice, rats and asbestos. It had no ceiling in the main room and mouldy walls. “The nurses struggled to look after my father, as the flat had no lights and the tiles were falling apart. And our landlord simply didn’t care,” the 24-year-old told us.
