like many others in other slums, have no water despite government order for Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company to provide free water to all the informal settlements in the capital city.

The allure of quick money, affirmation from society as well as protection from sexual molestation are leading girls barely out of their teens in some of Nairobi’s most deprived areas into a life ...

Milkaa Moraa Tegisi, a mum living in Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi, can now smile as well-wishers came to her rescue after she ...

Using the case study of the Kibera slums, this paper takes a medical anthropological approach to discuss and explain the untold and common practice among the urban poor in developing countries that is ...

Young dancers run to go and perform at a Christmas ballet event in Kibera slum, one of the busiest neighborhoods of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Brian Inganga - staff ...

Dennis Maina has risen from the hardships of slum life to become an entrepreneur and leader. This was driven by a desire to transform not only his life but also the lives of those in his community.

Strewn across public lands, railway tracks and water streams, Kibera, the world’s third largest slum, is an imposing sight. Located just three miles from the vibrant, cosmopolitan charms of Nairobi, ...

Police and locals said the fire broke out on Thursday, January 2 at about 1 am as the minor aged 11 months and her family were sleeping. The cause of the fire is yet to be established, police said.

A chance encounter with a priest trying to fund a basketball court at a Catholic school in the Nairobi slum of Korogocho inspired ... over the constellation of city lights below.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas ...