Running battles erupted between locals and police in a Nairobi informal settlement on Tuesday leaving one person dead and two ...

Protests erupted in Mathare after politician Joel Kariuki was reportedly bundled into a double-cab pickup by several men ...

Visiting Bandari forced Mathare United to a third straight draw after both sides settled for a 0-0 score line on Saturday. Bandari, who have lost only one match on the road this season, continued 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 ...

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 ...

The ‘Slum Boys’ have hailed the latest sponsorship signed by the local federation saying it will help improve the top-flight Mathare United have described the deal as “a huge facelift” for Kenyan ...

•The Slum Boys overcame a heartbreaking dip the previous season to bounce back onto the top-flight stage after wrapping up second in the second-tier National Super League, behind Mara Sugar. • ...

Gangs in Nairobi's notorious Mathare slum are attempting to reform as they struggle to survive in an environment that offers limited opportunities for young men. According to the anthropologist Naomi ...

Four matches into the new season and Mathare United remain winless on their return to the FKF Premier League. Mathare United had a short stint, just a season in the National Super League and the Slum ...

If your neighbor is robbed on her doorstep just before dawn, do you wait for sunrise to leave your own home? Women in Mathare, the second-largest slum in Nairobi, don’t have the luxury of waiting.