Archive for 'Stories of our Nightmares'

Waiting for the Dentist

Waiting for the Dentist

A woman awaits for medical assistance at the a dentist’s office in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Enjoying Sunset

Enjoying Sunset

“In many African families having albino is a stigma hence drawing little attention on their affairs, including social protection. They also experience social segregation in many aspects of life e.g. life skills and education. Moreover, this albino society, is a victim of witch-craft beliefs by being killed by witch-craft practices  who believe that body parts [...]

Live Wire

Live Wire

Exposed electric lines near the balcony of G&G Hotel in Mwanza, Tanzania. The hilly city of Mwanza has a lot of low hanging power lines supplying both planned structures and illegal settlements.

Making it to the Petrol Station

Making it to the Petrol Station

A conductor of a stalled matatu (public transportation van) helps push it to a petrol station after it ran out of fuel on a Nairobi highway.

The Waiting Game

The Waiting Game

Parents of sick children await to consult physicians at Nairobi’s Gertrude’ Children Hospital.

The Beggar

The Beggar

A beggar arranges his sitting area along Ngong Road near the Nairobi Baptist Church roundabout.

The Roofs of Mathare

The Roofs of Mathare

A man walks past a video viewing store in Nairobi’s Mathare slums. The roofs of this sprawling slum stretches into the background. Approximately 500,000 people live within Mathare Valley with the 180,000 populating the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare.

Resting Wildebeest

Resting Wildebeest

A wildebeest rests under the shade within its enclosure at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Safari Walk Zoo in Nairobi.

The Sudden Storm

The Sudden Storm

The first drops of rain fall on a vehicle windscreen during a massive thunderstorm that swept through Nairobi on December 23rd, 2009.

“A Sudden Storm”, By Pius Oleghe

The wind howls, the trees sway
The loose housetop sheets clatter and clang
The open window shuts with a bang
And the sky makes night of day.

Helter skelter the parents run
Pressed with [...]

Seeking New Pasture

Seeking New Pasture

Sheep in Nakuru, Kenya search for new pasture to graze at the height of the drought in Kenya.

Afternoon Nap

Afternoon Nap

A man sleeps on an island beside Mbagathi Way in Nairobi.

Jostling For Position

Jostling For Position

Matatus try and overtake each other in a bid to get to Nairobi faster along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in the outskirts of Naivasha. Public Service Vehicles are the leading cause of road accidents in Kenya.

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