Young people from Kibera, and it’s environs came together to protest over what they called ‘Neglect of the Woodley grounds’ by the county government.
(Picture By Denis Ndolo)
This comes months after the Nairobi Governor Johnstone Sakaja did a groundbreaking at the facility to pave way for renovations that was to transform the stadium and illustrated by a banner that hang outside the ground’s entrance. The protests, dubbed ‘Occupy Woodley’, saw a number of youth light bonfires along the roads that led to the ground, cut grass that overgrew inside the facility, as well as engage anti-riot police in a day-long running battles that left several people nursing injuries.
(Picture By Denis Ndolo) Area Member Of County Assembly Davidson ‘DNG’ Ngubuini had, a day earlier, said to have met with a few representatives from local football teams in an attempt to stop the protests from taking place. The MCA reportedly explained why the project, which was spearheaded by Nairobi governor, had stalled and promised to revive and and complete the renovation, in partnership with the Nairobi county government. Unconvinced youth still took to the streets and demanded accountability from the leaders over an alleged budget that was set aside to renovate the facility.
The have promised to occupy the ground again untill action is taken to save the facility from collapsing.
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I’m a Video Editor, Videographer, Photographer and Blogger with over ten years of experience covering stories for Kibera News Network in Kibera, Kangemi, Mukuru and Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya.
I'm the main blogger for Voice Of Kibera blog writing stories from Kibera slums since 2013.
Using my editing skills acquired at the Action-Aid Doctivist Media Training, I started my own entertainment publisher named VibeNo_8 that consists of a blog site (vibeno8.wordpress.com) and a YouTube Channel (VibeNo.8 TV)
My passion is telling stories about community issues. In the past, I’ve done stories about incomplete government projects dealing with water and housing in Nairobi slums. My goal is to amplify the voice of my neighbors and fellow slum dwellers.
My film-making skills also led-me to pursue disc jockey, where I graduated with Certificate in music structure and beat matching at the Rockers Entertainment Deejay Academy in 2015
My work has sharpened my skills in using different editing software namely Vegas Pro, Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro as well as photo editing tools such as Photoshop
I have been part of the team doing Live broadcast for Kibera News Network using a camera and the OBS software
I currently run all the social media sites for Kibera News Network as well as my personal project social media sites that include VibeNo_8 and Creatives 254
I'm an ambitious and hardworking person always giving my best and everything that I do
