Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Young people studying in the library in the Kibera slum, the largest slum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The community advocacy ...

KIBERA, Kenya -- Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa's largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of ...

Kennedy Odede, aged 41, is a Kenyan social entrepreneur and the founder of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a grassroots movement that started in the slums of Kibera. He made history in July ...

Nairobi, Feb 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Corruption, poor management and lack of public consultation have hurt repeated efforts by the Kenyan government and donors to improve slums, including ...