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Kenyans grappling with high cost of living

STORY: Kenyans grappling with high cost of living SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua correspondent 2. various street shots 3. shot of Xn Iraki 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): XN IRAKI, Economics analyst 5. various of Kibera food market 6. various of supermarket shoppers, slum and vegetable vendors 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Kiswahili): MARTIN MASANGA, Vegetable vendor 8. various of motorists 9. various of petrol station 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAPHNE TOO, Local resident 11. various of people on street 12. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): XN IRAKI, Economics analyst STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua correspondent "Kenya, alongside other African countries, has been in a state of high inflation rate resulting to high cost of living. This has led to a majority of the population being in financial distress or struggling to make ends meet. This high economic status has impacted the people

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows an inside view of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the exterior view of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students wait to receive books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan explains a Chinese poem on spring rain to students at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan cheers students up at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Kenyans looking ahead to better lives in 2023

STORY: Kenyans looking ahead to better lives in 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kibera, the largest slum of Nairobi 2. STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 3. various of Ogina repairing shoes 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): ONYANGO OGINA, Local resident 5. various of Ogina and his daughters 6. various of Otieno washing a car 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GEOFFREY OTIENO, Businessman 8. various of Kibera, the largest slum of Nairobi 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Englsih): ANGELA AMBITHO, CEO & Founder of Infotrak STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter "As Kenyans continue to usher in the New Year, many remain hopeful and optimistic about this year 2023. A larger percentage of the population is hoping that there will be resolutions to unemployment and the high cost of living which has been one of the biggest challenges facing the citizens in this country in the recent past." Onyango Ogina, a father of six, repairs shoes for a

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Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her burnt face

NAIROBI, Kenya - Florence Amunga, a victim of an arson attack shortly after the 2007 Kenyan presidential election, removes a scarf to show the scars on her face at her home in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, on Oct. 10, 2014. Over 1,100 people died in a political riot at that time.

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Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her pre-riot picture

NAIROBI, Kenya - Florence Amunga holds her picture at her home in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, on Oct. 10, 2014, before suffering serious burns to her body in an arson attack shortly after the 2007 Kenyan presidential election. Over 1,100 people died in a political riot at that time.

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Chinese smart accessories firm donates Christmas gifts to slum women

STORY: Chinese smart accessories firm donates Christmas gifts to slum women DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banners of the event 2. various of guests attending the event 3. various of volunteers distributing donated items 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEVIN ZHANG, Retail Manager from Oraimo 5. various of the clean-up exercise 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): ANNE KEMUNTO, Kibera resident 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): PAULINE NJERI, Kibera resident 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): BETTY WAKESHO, Kibera resident 9. various of Kibera slums STORYLINE: Chinese smart accessories firm Oraimo on Saturday donated Christmas gifts that included foodstuff and sanitary pads to women in Nairobi's Kibera slums. The ceremony was held at the ground of St. Christine School with dozens of women and girls from the slum in attendance. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEVIN ZHANG, Retail Manager from Oraimo "Today we just helped guys, those mothers, the disabled or those who lost their job

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KENYA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(220809) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents of the Kibera slums queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 9, 2022. Millions of Kenyan citizens on Tuesday morning cast their ballots at about 46,229 polling stations across the country to elect their fifth president as well as members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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Kenyan man runs shoe shop in huge Kibera slum

A man works at his shoe shop in Kibera, one of the world's largest slums, in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on July 3, 2015, as his 8-year-old son looks on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenya's Kibera remains one of world's biggest slums

Kibera remains one of the world's largest slums in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as seen in this photo taken on July 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Victim of 2007 Kenyan riot shows her burnt face

NAIROBI, Kenya - Florence Amunga, a victim of an arson attack shortly after the 2007 Kenyan presidential election, removes a scarf to show the scars on her face at her home in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, on Oct. 10, 2014. Over 1,100 people died in a political riot at that time. (Kyodo)