Category Archives: People

SHOE WEAR FOR LADIES IN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ivy Winnie

When building your wardrobe, there are some items that one considers essentials and some luxuries. One establishes a wardrobe with shoes that would be suitable for the office, dines, weekends, parties and out of town. Victor is one of the … Continue reading →

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PLIGHT OF THE NAIROBI DAM

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Lee Ibrahim

I vividly remember just like it was yesterday when we use to go to the Nairobi Dam when we were young. We sometimes would wake up very early in the morning and meet with friends as we had planned the … Continue reading →

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RESIDENTS FROM SOWETO EAST MOVED TO DECANTING SITE.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ivy Winnie

Relocation of people from Soweto east was much of excitement as people were being moved from Soweto east to decanting site.Most of people saw it as a stepping stone from a lower life to a much advance level of life. … Continue reading →

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HOUSES DEMOLITION IN SOWETO EAST

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Lee Ibrahim

Residents of Kibera, Soweto East region have been left homeless following the demolition that has been witnessed recently. The demolition was to pave way for the second phase of the slum upgrading project which had started early last year but … Continue reading →

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JITOLEE WOMEN

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Fred

Poverty is a lifestyle that one finds themselves adapted to either knowingly or unknowingly. The high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence makes it even worse, not forgetting the high inflation rate that’s leading to the skyrocketing of prices of the basic … Continue reading →

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ELECTRICITY IN THE SLUMS.

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lee Ibrahim

We are heading for the festive season where everyone is happy and waiting ansiously for the day to come. But you wake up having limited things to do due to lack of electricity. I tried to contact the landlord as … Continue reading →

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A BUSY MONTH IN KIBERA.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Lee Ibrahim

It was busy month as the Voice of Kibera team tried to come up with reports and blogs as usual. We were able to come up with 8 blogs and 32 reports in our search for news and stories in … Continue reading →

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DRUG ABUSE

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Fred

The word “drugs” means all street drugs, prescription drugs found in homes or that can be purchased illegally, non-prescription drugs, household products such as inhalants, drug substances, tobacco, and alcohol. Drug abuse and  addiction is a common phenomenon across the … Continue reading →

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KIBERA AT A GLANCE

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Fred

In the last two months on our often  and timely updates, Voice of Kibera team has been been able to participate and done a number of things. In the months of,September and October,the following have been achieved! We have had  … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Gender Based Violence Forum

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Lee Ibrahim

Centre for Rights Education and Awareness(CREAW) announced a new phase of Kibera Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Outreach project which was originally launched in 2009 by the Prime Minister Hon. Raila Odinga and is now being supported by USAID/Kenya. Through this project … Continue reading →

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