Throughout the summer of 2024, young Kenyans have taken to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, in a series of anti-government demonstrations. But the roots of the protests predate this summer; ...

In Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70% of the population live in informal settlements. Many of these have a history rooted in colonial policies whereby the “African native” ...

"We could not work; we had to leave." Residents in massive slum grapple with worsening crisis: 'I am afraid' first appeared on The Cool Down.

MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot ...

Traders and well-wishers, help salvage properties left, after fire razed down Grogon market in Nairobi, in an early Sunday morning incident on June 04 2017.The cause of fire not immediately known.

In Nairobi’s Kibera slum, a recycling board game is changing how locals manage waste. Created by environmentalist Sam Dindi, ...

Living in Nairobi’s slums is tough – residents are 35% more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than those in rural areas ___8301747___2018___4___25___13 ...

This is part two of a three-part journal about my month in Kenya volunteering at a children’s foundation in the infamous Mathare Slum. I wrote about my first day in Nairobi here. Day Two (Wednesday): ...