Nairobian fact file: Interesting facts about Kibera that you did not know

Part of Kibera Slums facing Nairobi Southern by- pass

Kibera is a corrupted Nubian word which means forest or Jungle. Kibera was a dense forest before the british government tuned it into a military camp for Nubian soldiers who originated from Sudan and fought First World War.

In 1918, Kibra was gazetted as a military reserve and Nubian  soldiers issued with shamba passes. These were temporary land licenses for plots of land where they settled wit their families.