Category Archives: Kibera

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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We Have Faith Caravan on The Move

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sande Wycliffe

Chitimba camp is in Malawi a country with 3 regions; The South, North and Central regions who all speak the Chichewa language while the South speaks Lomwe, Yao; Central maintains Chichewa and North speaks Tumbuga language. It was about 7pm … Continue reading →

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The Road To Durban Finally Begins

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sande Wycliffe

Our first day was of great importance to the youth and rest of people participating in the ” We have Faith Campaign”; that is heading to South Africa through other countries. With the theme: ‘We have faith act now for … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Conference At The Multemedia University

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sande Wycliffe

  The national Youth Conference on Climate Change that began on the 2nd November 2011 at the Multimedia University started with registration of participants as they were checking in ready to go. I came in at about 10am the 2nd … Continue reading →

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RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Fred

The railway line links Nairobi city centre to other various parts of the country,besides the East African community. With the planned railway system upgrade,it means people close to the system have to shift.This has brought mixed feelings among residents,some of … 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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