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From Kasarani slums to national champions through computer literacy and baseball

Alice in Africa baseball team in Elburgon playing baseball. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

The vast slum of Kasarani in Elburgon, Nakuru County is an old, historic timber town.

Old and abandoned tractors line the streets of the town, depicting an era when timber was king.

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