Kibera

Kibera

following the muddy railroad tracks through the largest urban slum in Africa
Kibera - following the muddy railroad tracks through the largest urban slum in Africa

Location: 

Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya

Duration: 

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Journey: 

Living in Nairobi

Personal highlights

  1. Kibera: allegedly the biggest slum in Africainfo-icon with a population up to 1 mio.
  2. Slum: heavily populated urban settlement with a lack of proper infrastructure
  3. Railway: the train is driving right through a heavily populated (market) street
  4. Soccer: only this district of the city is home of 6 different soccer clubs
  5. Movies: several films and documentaries were shot in and about Kibera

Image sources

  1. railway through the slum
  2. restaurant in a container
  3. in the streets of Kibera
  4. watching a soccer match
  5. electronic retail

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