2007 is the year Kenyans live to remember for the rest of their lives as the year which was marked by Post-election violence for the first time in Kenyan history. More than one thousand five hundred people were killed and hundreds and thousand s were internally displaced. - Kibera an informal settlement five kilometers to the west of Nairobi was the most affected area. A number of houses were reduced to ashes while shops and other market structures were looted. The skirmishes which happened faster in the entire country touched Solomon Mound's heart a Visual artist, as he was asking himself why Kenyans turned to each other. He said that during the post-election violence some market st…

The Community Justice Center (Kituo Cha Sheria) is an innovative approach to legal empowerment to Kibera residents. The Center is an equipped community based and community managed legal recourse center based at Kibera an informal settlement five kilometers to the west of Nairobi the Kenyan capital. - It is a creative way of decentralizing legal empowerment initiatives to enhance access to justice to all with the community networks being the drivers of the process. It is a partnership between KITUO CHA SHERIA and NDFW (Nairobi Development Fund Watchdog) in line with their mission of empowering poor and marginalized communities to access justice. Decentralization of legal empowerment initi…

More than ten people died recently after taking illicit brews at Shauri Ya Moyo just 4 kilometers from Nairobi city. This lead to the distraction of dens where illicit brews are being brewed and this including Kibera slum. Tens and thousands liters of illicit brews were poured down in different parts of Kibera when the government ordered the break down of all dens in Kenya. This happens a few months just after a member of parliament take a bill urging the brew to be legalized. - According to Lindi chief, a government administrator in Kibera Mr. Andrew Atanti, he explained how his has managed to fight the increase in the illicit brew which has affected a number of families socially and econom…

Kenya is one of the peaceful countries in Africa, but the Post-Election violence which rocked the country in 2008, Kibera slum an informal settlement five kilometers to the west of Nairobi was the most affected parts in the country. More than one thousand two hundred people lost their lives while hundreds of thousands were internally displaced during the Post-Election violence. - The skirmishes lead to the removal the Electoral Commission of Kenya which was alleged to have rigged the election. Interim Independent Electoral commission was formed and it has launched a new registration in the country including the electronic voter registration. Kibera residents were among the first Kenyans t…

Kibera residents celebrated Easter Holiday in style by hosting boxing competition at Kibera slum an informal settlement five kilometers to the west of Nairobi city. The event which was organized by Team Boxing registered a large number of participants and fans from Kibera. - It were organized in different categories with only the professional were allowed to participate. The event started some few minute after 14hrs GMT East African Time.In ladies categories Consolata Musanga shows her skills with Rukia Nasirete from Kibera in an interesting match, Rukia won. ‘I m very happy because I did not let my fans down here at home’, Rukia told VoicesofAfrica after the match. She a…

As the soccer fans from Kibera slum an informal settlement are crying to the government to grand them free air tickets to South Africa to follow the world cup competition, labour Youth Self Help Group a Community Based Organization, has nothing to worry about This is because they had managed to build a hall and purchase a television set as a way of preparing themselves for the coming world cup - “We built this Hall with the aim of showing football not only world cup competition but also other matches”, Hamisi Juma, the group chairman said. He added that the group comprise of a young touts and drivers who are still looking for jobs. As a way of creating job opportunities and t…

In Kibera slum an informal settlement within the outskirts of Nairobi Kenyan capital, has a population of approximately 1.5 million people, most of them are living under a dollar a day, this is according Kenya Diabetes Association. - Most of the people living in Kibera are affected due lack of information on how they can check on their diets. Community living Kibera welcome the initiative naming that it will assist in improving their health status. “We are very happy for this because most of us here cannot afford to go to the hospital because it's expensive”, one of the beneficiaries who talked to Voices of Africa said. Voices of Africa also managed to speak to the Kiber…

Kenyans Opposes Draft constitution Based On Abortion After the draft of the constitution was released the type of government which would be implemented with the constitution was a debate amongst the various government coalitions. The Christian movement in Kenya object to the constitution citing the inclusion of allowing same sex marriages in the constitution, and right to life. - The Draft Constitution provides that all children whether born within or outside wedlock are equal before the law and have equal rights under the Constitution. The fact that they are bringing in stakeholders to lend their voice and make recommendations will strengthen civil society because they will keep a close eye…

Labour Self Help Group is a group of youth in Kibera informal settlement just five kilometers away from Nairobi the capital city of Kenya. It was founded in 2008 just after the post - election which rocked the country in the alleged rigged election. A group of forty-five youth came together from different tribes as a way of preaching peace and improving the living standards of the youth in the community. - "This project has helped us a lot because we were a bad gung in the community and most of the youth were jobless but now they have something to do", Hamed Kiplagat one of the members said. It is situated ten meters from the road thus making it is easy for walk inns to access …