Author Archives: Steve Banner

Map Kibera, together with Livelihood Impact Fund, have concluded the first phase of the phone call follow-up on first respondents of the Security Lighting Impact survey, that took place in Gatwekera, Kianda and Soweto villages of Kibera.The experience has been … Continue reading →

Following the government’s announcement on Monday 24th June 2024, that they had allowed demonstrations to go on as long as they were peaceful, orderly and with no property destruction, several Kenyans went to the streets to protest the passing of … Continue reading →

Kibera residents have come out in large numbers to join in on the ongoing protests against the finance bill 2024. The youths, drawn from different parts of Kibera, met at Olympic village this morning and made their way to the … Continue reading →

Mapping different villages in Kibera comes with different experiences, Soweto east village in the far east end of Kibera have the most insecure residents, having witnessed massive demolitions from the halted slum upgrading program. Any government or NGO activity in … Continue reading →

Kibera residents living along the dam-line in Silanga village of Kibera are living in fear of pending evictions, after they were notified to move away from the swampy land along the Nairobi dam.Most of them have lived here all their … Continue reading →

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, together with Dr. Ken Odede and other local leaders, officially launched the Ariel-piped clean water in Makina village of Kibera.The clean water is expected to be easily affordable to all the Kibera residents and ease the … Continue reading →

Owning a house, be it in rural area or in town, is every man and woman’s dream.“Who wouldn’t want to own a good house where you don’t have to pay any rent? and who wouldn’t capitalize on an opportunity to … Continue reading →

Despite previous efforts to install lights in Kibera, some through Adopt-A-Light program initially headed by Nairobi women representative Esther Passaris, and others through the Nairobi County government, there have still been reports of rise in criminal activities within Nairobi’s informal … Continue reading →

A stream that flows into Nairobi dam along Lindi and Silanga villages in Kibera flooded into residential houses following heavy rains that has been going on for a while now, while in Mathare, those living along the banks of Mathare … Continue reading →

Mapping waste management in Mukuru Kwa Ruben was an eye opener to the challenges most people face in our informal settlements in Nairobi, where potential talents and opportunities goes unrecognized and a lot of people are not aware of the … Continue reading →