Kibera News Network

12/02/2025

Kibera leaders voice opinion on USAID funds freeze

Kibera Community Leaders Speak On USAID Funding FreezeDonald Trump, American People, William Ruto, Kenya, United States, HIV Aids, Education, University Of N...

27/01/2025

Kibera shopkeeper happy with Lighting impact survey program in Kibera.

Shopkeeper Applauds Map Kibera Lighting Impact Survey Enumerators

08/12/2024

It's sad that both Robinson and Janet, who featured in our Sickle Cell awareness video, have both succumbed to the disease.

Challenges Of Living With Sickle Cell

18/11/2024

Peninah Betita.
Business Owner along Soweto Road

"I run a pharmacitical shop. Before the lights, I used to close at 8pm but the lights have now enabled me to open up to 10pm. I'm greatful for the work LIF, MK and HNP have done"

18/11/2024

Jackline Aoko.
Small Business Owner, Kona Club Kibera.

"I have a business in this corridor and I'm requesting that you install a light for me here please. I cannot open my business early as I should and I long to close at 10pm to make maximum use of my business. But due to insecurity, I can't.
Talk to your bosses please so that we can have security light in this place"

18/10/2024

🇰🇪ll CHANGE OF GUARD
President William Ruto names Kithure Kindiki as the new Deputy President, awaiting Parliament approval.

15/10/2024

SCHOOLS MAPPING UPDATES WEEK ONE (Raila Village & Kianda Villages)

On the fist and second days of open mapping schools updates, we concentrated on Raila and Kianda villages of Kibera.In Raila village, the enumerators visited Wells of life school, Tumaini Centre, West hills, Cromi Academy, St Christine, St Stephen and Maono School Cromi Academy gave us the informati...

11/10/2024

II MEETING THE TEAM
Map Kibera enumerators meet with representitive from Ceres, as part of the ongoing internet usage survey in

16/09/2024

President William Samoei Ruto met with Confederation of Africa Football President Patrice Motsepe at State House Nairobi where Mr Mostsepe expressed satisfaction with Kenya's preparations of CHAN & AFCON.

Kenya will co-host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2027 and CHAN in 2025.

10/09/2024

President William Samoei Ruto was in Kibera, Soweto East village, to inspect the construction progress of the 4,054 units of the Affordable Housing Project.
He was accompanied by Nairobi Women Rep Esther Passaris and other Government officials.

10/09/2024

Pictures from the conference.
Map Kibera
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa

08/09/2024

// DEMOS REPORTEDLY CALLED OFF //
Few hours after University Student unions from around the country announced demos against the new funding model by the government, it's been reported that the versity leaders have called off the demos to give a 30-day ultimatum to the government to review it's stand on the funding.

07/09/2024

How could we make people talk & interact with the maps we created? how could we be able to tell our own stories by ourselves? How could be able to correct the misrepresentation by the mainstream media?, that gave birth to Kibera News Network

07/09/2024

How could we make people talk & interact with the maps we created? how could we be able to tell our own stories by ourselves? How could be able to correct the misrepresentation by the mainstream media?, that gave birth to Kibera News Network

07/09/2024

Incorporating mapping with journalism ( & ) became a powerful component for us as Kibera youth
- Ogure Joshua

07/09/2024

15 Years of Map Kibera and beyond, Presented by (Joshua Ogure)

07/09/2024

Day 2 of the State of the Map conference 2024, Map Kibera Joshua Ogure will be presenting our mapping activities on Kibera & Mukuru plus successes and lessons learnt. Maasai Mara room.