In the 30 years that Josephine Muthoni has lived in Nairobi's Mukuru slum, she has never had a steady supply of clean water.

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered.

Residents can trade discarded plastic for "green points", or credits, they can redeem for services such as drinking water, toilets, showers, laundry and even meals.

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 ...

This technical breakthrough is seen as critical in Mukuru’s dense, informal terrain, where narrow, unpaved corridors wind ...

In the heart of one of Nairobi's most impoverished neighborhoods, where corrugated iron roofs stretch across the Mukuru slum, ...

A group of Nubian women in Kenya’s largest informal settlement is using hydroponics and circular gardening to revive ...

It was a chilly Tuesday, and just like the weather Eunice Atieno felt a chill run down her spine. She had just left Medihep Hospital in Mukuru slums for a checkup following a miscarriage. Bearing a ...

Raila Odinga, who has died aged 80, was a politician and champion of democracy who led the opposition to the one-party rule of Daniel arap Moi in Kenya, spending years in prison or under house arrest, ...

From firewood shortages to clean energy innovation, the idea is redefining school kitchens across Kenya. When Justine Abuga walked into a children’s home in Dandora Phase Five 13 years ago, he had no ...

Jackline, a JCM member, overcame financial struggles with the church’s help, traveled from Korogocho to the US, and safely ...

The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) issued a statement on the low-pressure system “CHENGE” (Residual Depression) ...