Chukua Hatua (Take a Step)

G21 by Aj(Aamena Jiwaji) | May. 19, 2006 (Special Report)

Nairobi, KENYA - There are certain stories about Kenya that will always make front page news: stories on corruption, drought, crime and poverty. The name Kibera (as the largest slum settlement in Africa) is intertwined with the identity of Kenya in the minds of many. More so since John le Carre's novel The Constant Garden.

And so the attempts by a group of people in Huruma, a smaller slum settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, to pull themselves ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Poverty, Africa
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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Jun 14, 2006 - 3:52 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Rod Amis (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Edited by: David Fox - Jul 13, 2006 - 9:03 PM PDT

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 by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

As the author asserts, more reporting about what the UN calls the "slumization" of the world and efforts to combat it is needed.[Rod Amis, the Editor of g21.net, is a NewsTrust Host and Project Coordinator.]

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