The latest floods in Kenyan capital Nairobi killed at least 108 people. This death toll wasn’t just caused by a natural disaster: while wealthier residents were protected from harm, Kenyans living in ...

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 square ...

MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot ...

New toilet blocks in Mathare Valley informal settlement in Nairobi. Samantha Winter Women and girls who rely on shared toilets, at schools or in densely populated urban settlements, lack privacy, ...

Visiting Bandari forced Mathare United to a third straight draw after both sides settled for a 0-0 score line on Saturday. Bandari, who have lost only one match on the road this season, continued with ...

Sofapaka defender George Maelo has termed their forthcoming clash against Kenyan Premier League leaders Mathare United as a ‘derby’. Top of the table with 25 points, Mathare United have a chance of ...

• Like other slums in the city, Mathare slums are characterised by poverty, lack of education, unemployment and high crime rates. • Most of the students at the school come from humble backgrounds in ...

Gangs in Nairobi's notorious Mathare slum are attempting to reform as they struggle to survive in an environment that offers limited opportunities for young men. According to the anthropologist Naomi ...

Mathare United Women forward Jerrine Adhiambo is already looking beyond celebration after guiding Mathare United Women back to the Kenyan Women’s Premier League.Adhiambo insists the real task begins ...

Former Mathare MP George Wanjohi could face legal action for failing to service a mortgage he took from Parliament before losing his seat through a court petition and subsequent by-election in 2014.