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

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.

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

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has called on national and city leaders to transform urban areas into engines of health, equity, and sustainability as the world marks World Cities Day.

Press Release - On World Cities Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on national and city leaders to transform urban areas into engines of health, equity and sustainability.

Founder and CEO Dr. Kennedy Odede was on Tuesday crowned a Kaya Elder by the Mijikenda Kaya Elders Association during a colorful and spiritually rich ceremony held deep within the sacred Kaya Similani ...

More than 4.4 billion people — over half of humanity — now live in cities, and that number is projected to rise to nearly 70 ...

Still, Nairobi-based teams will be involved in the two matches ... Mathare United are struggling for consistency.The Slum Boys lost 2-0 to Gor Mahia in their last match and face an uphill task to ...

In this weekly series on living in Nairobi, Michael Ochieng' reports from the bustling Mlango Kubwa, which is part of the 13 Mathare villages and where there is always competition for something; space ...

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