Mukuru kwa Reuben Stories

Court cases push affordable housing completion to April 2025, says Lands CS Wahome
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 17, 2024

As of now, 500,000 Kenyans have expressed their desire to occupy the first phase of the affordable housing units.

Residents of city slums urge Sakaja to station firefighters in their neighbourhoods
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 13, 2024

Currently, Nairobi County is grappling with a surge in fire incidents, having recorded more than 200 cases in one year.

How Mukuru rights group uses murals to protest against bad governance
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 03, 2024

In their activism call, the group believes that Kenya is still operating like a neo-colonial state.

Kware killings: Mukuru grassroots rights lobby faults Kenyan media, Church
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2024

The lobby group said the Church could have been at the forefront of offering counselling services or other psychosocial support but this did not happe...

Mukuru youths who helped retrieve Kware bodies plead for psychosocial support
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2024

In August, the police reported that the main suspect in the killings, Collins Jumaisi, escaped from police custody.

 Activists call for accountability, re-arrest of escaped Kware murders suspect
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

Five police officers have since been arraigned on charges of aiding the suspect's escape.

Activists oppose bill limiting protests, threaten mass action
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 08, 2024

The proposed Assemblies and Demonstrations Bill 2024 seeks to bar protests on highways and other public spaces, claiming they disrupt public order.

Amnesty International, Mukuru Social Justice Centre fault state over killings
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 26, 2024

Anami Daudi of Mukuru Social Justice Centre suggested that the killings should be declared as a national disaster.

Fire engulfs houses in Mukuru Kwa Reuben as gas cylinders explode
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2024

This latest incident adds to the growing worries over the increasing number of fire-related disasters in Nairobi's informal settlements, leaving many...

Kenya Power explains why transformers were removed from Nairobi's Mukuru
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 27, 2024

MD Siror revealed that the decision followed a series of failed efforts to curb illegal connections that were draining the company’s resources.

Investigations reveal alarming causes of rampant fires in Nairobi slums
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 27, 2024

Residents have been reminded never to leave young children unattended near cooking appliances and electronics.

Victims of Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum fire appeal for help from Sakaja
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 19, 2024

Kingsley Odhiambo, a village elder, said the affected families are desperate for help as all their belongings were destroyed.

Fire in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum kills three children, leaves scores homeless
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 17, 2024

Residents blamed the Nairobi City County government for failing to reach the scene to put out the fire that burnt until morning.

Nairobi's dental care services get a boost as City Hall upgrades county health facilities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2024

The improvements, which include the installation of new dental units, aim to provide better healthcare services for the community, especially in under...

Kware community decries lack of support as body retrieval efforts stall
Hanifa Adan  |  Aug 13, 2024

Toure says the lack of tangible support has led to heightened tensions within the community, culminating in a tragic incident where 13 people were sho...

Update: LSK secures release of seven arrested for participating in 'illegal' assemblies in Nairobi
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 06, 2024

The assemblies held in Mukuru, Dandora, Mathare and Mlango Kubwa proceeded till the end allowing locals to engage in governance issues affecting the c...

No bodies recovered as Kware retrieval exercise resumes after two-week break
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 31, 2024

The process resumes after an over two-week hiatus by the police and a slightly over a week hiatus by local retrievers.

Recovery efforts to resume at Kware quarry amid criticism and new support
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 30, 2024

The team retrieving the bodies has faulted the County Government for its failure to have its emergency and rescue teams take over the process or at th...

Kware bodies: Two suspects found with victim's mobile phone detained in probe into killings
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 16, 2024

One suspect was arrested at the City Cabanas Stage along Mombasa Road after he was allegedly found with one of the slain women - Roslyne Akoth's mobil...

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