life at night-Kibera

In attempt to break stereotypes of an insecure and uninhabitable nights, this project explores the night life inside Kibera – Africa’s biggest slum located in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Capturing the night culture in a vivid manner and from a local’s perspective. Showing the socio-economic and general realities of an urban slum during after dark hours.

Franco,63, Central Kibera.

A flood light illuminates South West part of Kibera slum in addition to tiny bulbs in the homes to light the night. Kibera slum, Nairobi. 27th September, 2018.

Evening in Kibera, Daily Life Kibera.

Evening in Kibera, Daily Life Kibera.

Children watch television inside thier home in the evening. Kibera slum, Nairobi. 8th November, 2018.

A busy street road serving motorists and pedestrians from outside and inside Kibera slum, Nairobi. 23rd October, 2019.

Residents of Kibera go by their errands on a typical busy street in Soweto village. Kibera, Nairobi. 14th August, 2019.

A girl waves a lit steelwool in the air as a form of celebration on Christmas day. Kibera sllum, Nairobi. 25th December, 2019.

People go about thier business on a popular ground known as Kamukunji used for all political meeeting for Kibera residents. Kibera, Nairobi. 10th January, 2022.

Ron at a grocery shop. Kibera, Nairobi. 17th may, 2019.

School girl awaits crossing the road on a busy evening. Kibera, Nairobi. 23rd September, 2021.

Boys gather as one of them raises a fire cracker before it goes off while they celebrate Christmas night in the streets of Kibera slum, Nairobi. 25th December, 2019.

A woman awaits her maize to be processed at a posho mill to make flour out of it. Posho mills still remain the cheapest cereal processing method for low income earners such as Kibera residents. Two Kilograms of dried maize costs ksh.50 and processing costs ksh.10 compared to the 2kg packet costing ksh.120 on retail stores. Kibera, Nairobi. 10th June, 2021.

Women by their business stands await evening customers. Kibera, Nairobi. 14th August, 2019.

Evening in Kibera, Daily Life Kibera.

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