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 ...

Among the hardest-hit areas was Mathare, one of Nairobi's largest informal ... or electricity. In Kenya, nearly 61% of urban households reside in slums. Informal settlements occupy just 5% of ...

said Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). According to the KRCS, the downpours have affected the life of about 60,000 people. In the Mathare slums of Nairobi, the country's capital, residents -- mostly ...

Mathare area is among neighbourhoods in Nairobi County once considered high-risk, with cases theft and robbery with violence reported. Young people between 16 to 25 in are among those recruited into ...

NAIROBI — Mathare Youth Sports Association ... raise the standards of living of youth in the slums as well as Kenyan football. Among those to have paid tribute include President William Ruto, Football ...

The philanthropist is fondly remembered for his transformative initiative that uplifted the lives of countless young people.

It's a dangerous time in Kenya. From the preliminary ... The streets of Nairobi are quiet, but the alleyways of Mathare slum clatter with the sound of police and protesters exchanging tear gas ...