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.

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 ...

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.

Comedian Daniel Squiro faced severe hardship and depression. After collapsing, he seeks support from Kenyans as he struggles ...

A slum-based healthcare rightsorganisation wants the new HIV prevention drug to be first rolled out in poorneighbourhoods to bear much of the epidemic’s brunt.The lobby also wants healthcare workers ...

In the first of a two-part series, experts warn that without urgent action, drug-resistant infections could cause millions of ...

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 ...