Residents of Mathare area 4A at the scene where a man was stabbed to death as he took his son to school on Jan 20, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] The residents of Mathare in Nairobi clashed with ...

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 United coach Mohammed Mchulla has vowed to steer the club away from SportPesa League relegation.The relegation-threatened Slum Boys picked a crucial 1-0 win on Saturday against hosts Mara ...

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 ...

Nairobi, Kenya – Collins Obondo stood atop the rubble of a house in Mathare, one of the largest informal settlements in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, surveying the aftermath of a flood that destroyed his ...

• 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 ...

Mathare United’s battle for SportPesa League survival has taken a dramatic turn after head coach John Kamau stepped aside by mutual agreement following a poor run of results that has left the club ...

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.