Nairobi — Two people were injured on Monday after dozens of makeshift houses collapsed in Kibagare slums in Westlands Sub-County following heavy rainfall, police have confirmed. According to a police ...

As you come into Kibera from Lang’ata Road, rusty grey iron roofing sheets spread out across the open land contrasting sharply with the red tiled houses behind you. Welcome to the land of the shanties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Young people studying in the library in the Kibera slum, the largest slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The community advocacy ...

NAIROBI, November 24, 2025 — Kenya’s economy is projected to grow by an average 4.9% between 2025 and 2027, an increase from previous estimate. However, fiscal pressures are intensifying, with the ...

In Kawangare, one of the many “informal settlements” – or slums – in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Jane is often worried about the weather. The droughts and flood events that hit her neighbourhood are ...

Molly Aluoch collects plastic daily to exchange for points giving her access to clean toilets, showers, laundries and even meals The dual mission of the scheme is to meet basic human needs in Kibera, ...

Using a crutch to bear her weight, 85-year-old Molly Aluoch trudges from her mud-walled room on the outskirts of a sprawling Nairobi slum, shouldering a sack of used plastic to exchange for a shower ...