He was chairman of the slum for more than 60 years, and no project could be done without his involvement. Many Nairobi residents have probably heard about Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum in Embakasi South ...

Mzee Simon Njenga Kariuki, the 85-year-old man who Mukuru kwa Njenga slum in Nairobi was named after during his burial at Langata Cemetry. [James Wanzala, Standard] Many Nairobi residents have ...

Earlier this month, the Canadian High Commissioner hosted a roundtable to showcase the upgrading of Mukuru. The slum exemplified decades of neglect by the Kenyan political elite: impassable roads, ...

NAIROBI, Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the 30 years that Josephine Muthoni has lived in Nairobi's Mukuru slum, she has never had a steady supply of clean water. The only way to get water ...

"When I started, there was poop in bags everywhere," said Ricky Ojwang, skillfully navigating a rubbish-strewn canal in Mukuru, a Nairobi slum where he's worked to improve sanitation since 2012.

Laughter and joy filled the air, especially among the many children whose bright eyes and wide grins captured the spirit of the season. “What a joy it was lighting up the Christmas tree and cutting ...

Speaking during the World Minority Right Day, Ruto described the handover as a "major leap in dignified living" and a testament to the government's commitment to inclusive growth. "This evening I am ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Adam Masava, a self-taught artist from the Mukuru slum of Kenya, is visiting the ...

Cartels sell water to slum dwellers at hugely inflated prices Dispensers let residents buy clean water with rechargable tokens Nearly half of Kenya's urban population lives in slums NAIROBI, Sept 14 ...