Mukuru Justice Social Centre Stories

Fresh MPs’ pay rise demands anger activists, term it a greedy move
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 29, 2025

The salary increase will be reflected in MPs' payslips as a fixed monthly mileage allowance, in addition to travel reimbursement claims that legislato...

Rights groups fear cover-up in Mukuru kwa Njenga mass deaths
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

Community members reported being blocked from recovering more bodies after six were retrieved from the water-filled quarry on July 12, 2024.

Human Rights Watch demands release of report on probe of Kware murders
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 17, 2025

In a press statement, Otsieno Nyamwaya, the associate director of HRW Africa, said volunteers had claimed that police officers had threatened them and...

Fresh report on femicide in Kenya paints a dark future if no action is taken
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 27, 2025

The report comes just a fortnight after President William Ruto appointed a 42-member task force to address the alarming rise in femicide cases in the...

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...

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...

Four weeks of anti-state protests claim 50 lives, leaves 413 injured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2024

Alongside the fatalities, 413 individuals have been injured, and 59 people have either been abducted or are missing. Additionally, 682 people have bee...

Muslim leaders ask govt to allow Tuesday's protests to proceed peacefully
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2024

The leaders further expressed concerns about the events happening in the country, including the ongoing clampdown on protests, extra-judicial killings...

Lobby groups call for action against police as five more bodies are retrieved from Embakasi quarry
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 13, 2024

The dismembered bodies were all found wrapped in bags and stashed in sacks of assorted colours and tied with cords before being dumped into the garbag...

DCI probing discovery of bodies in quarry at Mukuru Kwa Njenga
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 12, 2024

The DCI has urged the public to cooperate with authorities as they conduct the investigation.

Shock as bodies concealed in sacks found in Mukuru Kwa Njenga
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 12, 2024

The discovery of the bodies emerges at a time when cases of abduction and disappearances are being recorded following the countrywide protests against...

Daudi Anami: Bold activist fighting for rights of Mukuru residents
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 11, 2024

During the recent demolition of houses said to be on riparian land, Daudi and others agitated for a dignified handling of the situation.

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Girls from Mukuru, other slums to get new sanitary facilities
Barack Oduor  |  May 28, 2024

Mukuru Kwa Njenga Primary School in the Mukuru slum is one of the beneficiaries of the project announced by Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsan...

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