Mathare

Private school heads in Mathare, Nairobi county have been asked to stop using class rooms as places of worship over the weekend. Speaking to Ghetto Radio News, Nairobi Metropolitan Service’s public Health officer Simon Ndichu said this…

A middle aged man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 15 year old in Mombasa raha slums located in Mathare area one. The man who is said to be a Nyumba Kumi leader was arrested after the parents of the 15 year old girl reported…

Three people have died in a fire incident that happened in Mathare North area in Ruaraka Constituency. The deceased are reportedly two women and one child who who suffocated to death after fire burnt down their houses. The fire which…

A section of Mathare residents have raised concern over a huge number of foreigners that have been coming into the area despite the current travel ban. Speaking to Ghetto Radio news, the residents say that a huge number of Ugandan and…

An elderly man has died after he was allegedly clobbered by police officers enforcing curfew in Mathare 4A, Utalii ward, Nairobi. According to eye witnesses, the man was being chased by officers at around 7:30 PM for flaunting curfew…

Police have cautioned Mathare residents against disobeying the dawn to dusk curfew. According to the deputy county commissioner in the area, Jacob Mwaura, a section of residents have been giving the police a difficult time in their bid…

A number of women in Mathare’s Mabatini area are now being forced to walk long distances in serach of water following the biting water shortage in the area. The women wake up as early as 4 am and walk several kilometers with jerrycans in…

Mathare area C residents are protesting against the shoddy and rushed re-construction of a school in the area. The residents say that Baraka Primary school which was shut down by the education ministry for having a two storey mabati…

Kibera and Mathare residents are set to benefit from a Ksh.25 million grant given to Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)from The Coca-Cola Foundation. The grant will go towards improving lives of communities in Kibera and Mathare…

With just hours to the much awaited census in Mabatini sub-location, Mathare area, the relevant stakeholders have already hit the ground running with the pre-listing exercise which entails the ear-marking of the households in preparation…