On the eastern side of Nairobi (Kenya’s capital city), lies Mathare Valley slums. The slum, one of the oldest in Africa, is home to over half a million households all confined within a mere ...

Moraa John lived in Mathare, one of Nairobi’s toughest slums, but jostled her way out of poverty Working as a mama mboga in the evenings after college, Moraa often told herself that she was ...

The illegal liquor industry in Mathare is a cash cow for thousands ... sheet structure that is a story building overlooking the valley. We acted as though we were looking for a house to rent.