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A number of houses in Nairobi’s Waruku slums are currently experiencing floods following the heaving downpour experienced in Nairobi last night.
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Not all the eight youths shot by police in Industrial area were thugs – Residents
Viwandani residents have now condemned the killing of eight suspected thugs along Lunga lunga road in Industrial area saying not all of them were thieves.…
Two Komarock Children Stranded With Body Of Their Dead Mother
Two children in Humama slums in Komarock area are stranded with the body of their mother who died three weeks ago and is currently at the city mortuary.
The…
Criminal Gangs Forming In Slums Ahead Of Elections
The women drawn from at least 10 informal settlements in Nairobi among them, Kibera, Mathare, Korogocho and Huruma slums claim that criminal gangs and pressure…
Child Dies In Mukuru Slums Fire
A six-year-old girl was burned to death and many left homeless following a fire incident in Mukuru slum, Nairobi.
The fire started from one of…
Man Lynched For Stabbing A Commercial Sex Worker
A man was lynched in Majengo slums, Nairobi, after stabbing a commercial sex worker to death in a disagreement over her pay.
Police said the man had agreed…
Tension Still High In Mathare Slums After Ethnic Clashes
Tension is still high in Mathare’s Mlango area just a day after three people were killed following ethnic clashes.
Residents of the area say they fear the…
Mathare Leaders Want Access Roads Reclaimed From Land grabbers
Mathare leaders now want the government to restore access roads in the slums that have currently been grabbed by private developers.
The leaders say restoring…
Hundreds Of Families Left Homeless In Mukuru Fire
Close to 500 families were left homeless in Mukuru kwa Njenga when a fire burnt down their houses on Saturday night.
Residents said the fire started at 9pm and…
Structures Burnt In Kibera Gas Explosion
Several structures were razed after a gas cylinder exploded in Kibera slums, Nairobi, on Sunday night.
Police said no injuries were reported following the fire…