Families spread messages of peace to quell rising tension

Kibera slum,Nairobi.photo:courtesy

A mural on an iron sheet wall in Nairobi’s Kibera slum screams to whoever cares to look “Tumekua majirani 8/8 isitutenganishe.” (We have been neighbours let the election not divide us).

Many may not know the painter of the unsigned mural, but messages like this were also common before the 2013 General Election. The most popular five years ago was “Peace wanted alive,” which earned its painter Solomon Munyundo (Solo 7) national recognition and corporate endorsements.