Life after Kenya’s floods of 2024

In the shadow of the Nairobi skyline, the sprawling, informal settlement of Mathare bears the scars of nature’s fury colliding with vulnerable humans. The March-to-May rainy season of 2024 brought torrential downpours that devastated this community along the Mathare River, claiming lives and property. On 24 April, floods swept through the Kenyan capital’s second-largest slum. … Read more