On the eastern side of Nairobi (Kenya’s capital city), lies Mathare Valley slums. The slum, one of the oldest in Africa, is home to over half a million households all confined within a mere square ...

But then the nightly showers turned torrential, and residents across the city’s informal settlements began to worry. In Baba ...

People living in Nairobi’s Mathare slum fear that if catastrophic flooding does not bring down their homes, the government will Jane Kalekye trudges through the narrow muddy alley to her tin-roof ...

A new entertainment hub in Nairobi is blending fun with social impact after its official launch at Rhapta Promenade Mall, accompanied by a Sh100,000 donation to support young creatives from ...

Nairobi’s Mathare is Kenya’s most densely populated area, with 68,941 persons living within a square kilometre in contrast to the national average of a paltry 82 persons per square kilometre. The ...

Singer Kevin Kioko aka Bahati finished a distant third in the hotly contested Mathare MP race that was won by incumbent Anthony Oluoch of ODM. Oluoch garnered 28,098 votes and was followed by UDA's ...

The Alliance Francaise in Nairobi will screen a documentary set in the slums of Mathare, on April 13. The documentary, ‘Something to Smile About’, follows the lives of a social worker, a basketball ...

People watch performances during a carnival in Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 11, 2023. A slum carnival, organized by non-governmental organization Dream Building Service Association (DBSA), ...

Mathare Kids Talent Hub receives funding for dance programs after their viral performance with Bien to Finale, fostering ...

Mulama who was part of the squad that clinched the Moi Golden Cup in 1998 to secure promotion to the country's top tier, said he was traumatized by the dwindling fortunes and unexpected downfall of ...