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Slum upgrade spurs growth in Nairobi's Kibera slums

It is has been three months since the Kibera slum upgrade project, which is being undertaken by the National Youth Services (NYS), was launched.

And according to Lydia Mathia, the advisor on youth affairs in the Planning and Devolution ministry, the initiative has so far engaged 3,600 youth and women groups in the Nairobi slum.

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