Archive for July 11th, 2008
Healthcare Hurdles in Nairobi’s Slums
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Slums are underserved in terms of access to basic amenities
NAIROBI, 11 July 2008 (IRIN) – Quality healthcare is a luxury often beyond the reach of those who live in Nairobi’s slums, such as mother-of-seven Grace Awour Opondo.
“When you are sick you buy medicine from the local shops,” Opondo told IRIN. “If [...]
Post-Violence Sex Work Boom in Kenya
Photo: Eva-Lotta Jansson/IRIN
Desperation limits your options
MOMBASA, 9 July 2008 (PlusNews) – Like thousands of other Kenyans, Susan Wairimu, 17, was displaced from her home in the Rift Valley Province’s Molo district during the violence that followed a disputed presidential election in December 2007 and sought shelter in the nearby town of Nakuru.
A cousin [...]
