Raising children amid the vices in Nairobi’s residential estates

Congested Pipeline area in Embakasi South, Nairobi County. Bringing up a child may not be so easy in such environment [PHOTO:JAMES WANZALA/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: It is hard to be a parent in Kenya. The hard economic times, challenging socio-cultural transformation and the impact of information communication technology on society have left many parents struggling to bring up their children to become decent citizens.

Many parents have had to adopt a variety of approaches to steer their families through the minefield of modern-day living.