Deep inside Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, the right turn indicated on Google Maps is a dead end, a dingy lane with rocks on one side, stagnant water on the other. That was the birth of the name of the estate, Mukuru Kwa Njenga,” Wanjiru explained. Mukuru Kwa Njenga started with fewer than 4,000 people from across the railway to Njenga’s residence. At Mukuru Kwa Njenga, the residents hoped the family would go against its traditions and allow them pay their last respects to the founder of their homes. A January 2015 memorandum to President Uhuru Kenyatta, signed by 27 Mukuru Kwa Njenga residents, states Mzee Njenga was the chairman of the founding members of the slum, at least 15.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 02:03 UTC