Pathologist Dr. Ahmed Kalebi has assured Kenyans especially those living in Nairobi slums that there is no cause for alarm over the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a virus recently reported to have ...

In the heart of Nairobi lies Mukuru kwa Reuben, a vibrant yet challenging community that has shaped the lives of many, including one young Kenyan whose journey embodies resilience and determination.

Milkaa Moraa Tegisi, a mum living in Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi, can now smile as well-wishers came to her rescue after she ...

Chris and Alex are visiting Huruma, the second largest slum in Nairobi (350,00 est. population), where crime and drug use is ...

At least three people including a seven-year-old boy were shot and injured in a confrontation between suspected thugs and ...

Fire broke out in Soweto Highrise, Kibera, on Friday, February 8, leaving over 200 families homeless and destroying their ...

A dispute over an 800-pupil school in a Nairobi slum has escalated, with a forceful takeover by the Education ministry leaving learners and 43 staff in limbo after donor funders were pushed out, and ...

On a Wednesday afternoon, Mr Samuel Mutinda is working in his small jua kali yard in Nairobi’s Mukuru slums. Unlike other days, Mutinda’s workforce has been reduced to a few men who are tirelessly ...

Thousands of mid-lifers are finding a new purpose by entering university later in life Three days before turning 71, Ursula ...

The devastating fires in the slums of South Africa's Johannesburg expose the deeper crisis of housing triggered by neoliberal policies.

Using the case study of the Kibera slums, this paper takes a medical anthropological approach to discuss and explain the untold and common practice among the urban poor in developing countries that is ...