7000 x 4667 px | 59,3 x 39,5 cm | 23,3 x 15,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
23 febbraio 2024
Altre informazioni:
Locals are headed back to their homes from work along the busy streets in Kibera Slum, Nairobi. Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi and Africa, is home to more than a million residents packed into an area of less than a square mile (2.6 square kilometers). As a photographer and a tour guide, I’ve spent over Ten years documenting the everyday life and activities of the people in Kibera including many other Slums around Kenya. Being born and raised here has been educational with the advantage of understanding both the negative and the positive side of life circumstances and general realities. Kibera is mostly active and attractive during the evening hours through the night. When the streets are filled with colorful lights reflecting from the local business shops, street lights, and the different modes of transport including the loud music playing from local Bars and Pubs, this is when most small business operators can run their businesses and get an income as most families and those who go to work outside the slum can only shop for their families during the night. Most businesses here are operated from 5 AM and close at 10 PM. Lack of job opportunities and access to education has led some youths to become scavengers of the night working with the local police and taking advantage of those who are headed to their homes late in the night. Security in Kibera is a challenge to newcomers unless guided by a local or a professional tour guide who is well-known around the community.
