Category Archives: Kibera

Kibera Celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Steve Banner

Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day), May 28, is an annual global event to raise awareness about the challenges women and girls face due to menstruation and to highlight solutions that address these challenges. The same challenges that affect most girls … Continue reading →

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Floods Cause Death in Gatwekera area of Kibera

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Steve Banner

At least three people were believed to have died after a flood swept away a section of Gatwekera village in Kibera due to the on-going heavy rains.  Here is the map of Kibera’s areas affected by the floods of April, … Continue reading →

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Waterborne Disease Scare In Kibera

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Steve Banner

A few days ago, after being heavily rained on. I developed fever and a condition that could have been caused by the weather changes, that is the on going heavy rains across the country, just like the average Kibera person … Continue reading →

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Is Storm Gathering Over Kibra?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Steve Banner

Ethnic Intolerance is gradually strengthening its roots in Kenya, at most so after the 2007 post election violence that rocked the country, a recent debate on a Facebook group over slum evictions shows. Although, many will agree with me that … Continue reading →

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Voluntary Male Circumcision.

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Fred

  Since Stone Age, different cultures across Africa, have embraced circumcisions. It is either performed for religious reasons or as an initiation rite. Male circumcision is surgical removal of the foreskin – the retractable fold of tissue that covers the … Continue reading →

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Security map grafitti draw attention in Kibera

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Douglas Namale

Map Kibera Trust has completed painting a security map on two walls in Kibera as a community outreach program. Wall painting played a big role in providing key security information during the just concluded general election; particularly to visitors and … Continue reading →

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Courts Verdict: The events before and after courts decision to Uphold Presidential Election results

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Lee Ibrahim

Map Kibera Trust aim to effectively participate in the monitoring and coverage of the elections events as they unfolded finally came true a few days to the 4th  as all plans were now in place.  Finally the long awaited day … Continue reading →

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Miraa Chewing among the Youth.

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Lee Ibrahim

The culture or act of chewing miraa has not only been in Kibera but the entire country for quite sometime, this can be witnessed by the youth around the City. When you take a walk around the slums of Nairobi … Continue reading →

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An opportunity to get free food turns awry as 2 die struggling to get a share.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Sande Wycliffe

  A few days after the results of the just concluded heavily contested elections were announced, Uhuru Kenyatta who was declared presidential race winner was awarded a certificate as the law says and while he was giving his acceptance speech … Continue reading →

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Security lapse in Kibera worrying

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Douglas Namale

Laini Saba District Officer Mr. Hezbone Khayeti spent the better part of the day, today in a closed door meeting together with political and opinion leaders from different ethnic communities to discuss the brewing tension in Kibera. The tension is … Continue reading →

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