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School children of St Juliet Primary School in Kibra getting water. The tank was installed by the Feed the Children programme.

Water shortage in Nairobi slum triggers extortion — and sextortion

Although Kenyans consider access to water a constitutional right, a vast majority are denied it in Kibera

Stability in Kenya hinges on a just, equitable distribution of resources, and a commitment to progress human development for the marginalised.  (Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images)

Pockets of instability in Kenya are underpinned by unequal development

Stability in Kenya hinges on a just, equitable distribution of resources, and a commitment to progress human development for the marginalised

While Mwatha’s relatives and colleagues wait for more clarity on the matter, the mistrust in the authorities highlights the broader issue of police violence and killings in Kenya. (Paula Bronstein/Getty)

Kenyan rights groups demand clarity over activist’s death

Rights groups are demanding an investigation into the death of activist Caroline Mwatha. Police claim she died during a failed abortion

In eSwatini, hundreds of subsistence farmers have been rendered homeless and deprived of their means of livelihood as they have been pushed off the land to make way for development. (Image: Amnesty International)

Governments must end the brutal practice of forced evictions

Affordable housing is one of Kenya’s development priorities. But how does it aim to achieve this when it continues to render thousands homeless?

The ongoing grievances of Kenyans must be addressed.

Elections are only part of the story in Kenya’s history of post-poll violence

Media focus has been on Kenya’s election being a trigger for violence, but that’s only part of the story.

Burning issue: Opposition supporters set up a barricade in Kibera

Kenyan women live in fear of election violence

Kenyan women have raised concerns that politicians and gangs are using young people to campaign for them and to threaten their opponents.

Water in Kibera – Natasha Elkington, Reuters

[SLIDESHOW] Sunlight and plastic bottles could be the solution to Kibera’s water woes

Science from the Swiss cleans water with sunlight.

Sunlight + plastic bottles = Clean drinking water in Africa’s largest urban slum

A novel and easy way to disinfect water using freely available solar power is helping to combat the spread of disease in developing countries.

Supporters of President Ismaïl Guelleh in 2010 in Djiobuti following Parliament’s approval of the constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term.

Kibera’s ‘flying toilets’ flushed out by peepoo bags

Peepoo bags and drop-off points give those living in Nairobi’s Kibera a hygienic and safe solution to dealing with human waste.

MIT class studies Kenyan slum’s clinic quandary

The Rod of Asclepius is mistaken as a symbol of snake worshipping in a high quality and nearly free clinic in Kenya’s largest slum of Kibera.