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How rich and poor coexist in Nairobi estates

Kibera slums and Langata area in Nairobi's skyline photo taken (Photo: Jacob Otieno)

NAIROBI, KENYA: A low concrete wall is all that divides posh Lang’ata and the expansive Kibera slum, a settlement of tin shacks.

In many other areas, the only boundary is an imaginary one that seems to exist only in the minds of residents from both sides.

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