Destroyed Illegal Settlements
Former residents of a group of illegal structures await transportation in order to move to temporary housing after what was once their homes we torn down by the Nairobi City Council on the night of December 16th, 2009.
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In Case of Fire In A Foreign Land
Maybe it’s time to start praying.
Carefully grab key
Make haste slowly
Evacuate
Staying low
Making sure always
To keep eye on door
If unable to leave room
Make every effort to notify
Someone
Making sure not to shout
Shouting will not help
One more thing:
If doorknob is hot
Do not open door.
Now you remember this is not you land
Now hear the sound of coming fire
I told you [...]
Destroyed Illegal Settlements
Former residents of a group of illegal structures pick through the debris of what was once their homes after the Nairobi City Council tore down the structures on the night of December 16th, 2009.
Somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff
somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff
somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff not my poems or a dance i gave up in the street but somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff
like a kleptomaniac workin hard & forgettin while stealin this is mine/this aint yr stuff/ now why don’t you put me [...]
Destroyed Illegal Settlements
Former residents of a group of illegal structures pick through the debris of what was once their homes after the Nairobi City Council tore down the structures on the night of December 16th, 2009.
Destroyed Illegal Settlements
A temporary illegal structure in Nairobi’s South C neighborhood stands in the foreground while former residents of a group of structures view their destruction after the Nairobi City Council tore down the structures on the night of December 16th, 2009.
Informal Settlements
Conflicts in both rural and urban settings are said to be as old as society itself.
The dynamics of these conflicts are however different in the two situations and are influenced by both internal and external factors. For example, in the rural set-up, there are usually established mechanisms of minimizing conflicts. These are usually prescribed by [...]
Leader of the Pack
A group of riders along Kenyatta Avenue turn off the street near Serena in Nairobi.
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KICC
The iconic Nairobi landmark Kenyatta International Conference Center.
Dusk in Eldoret
Evening shoppers walking the streets of Eldoret.
Nairobi Traffic
Standstill traffic on one of Nairobi’s highways.
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