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Living on the edge: Harsh realities of poverty in slums

Uncollected garbage piled between houses in Mukuru Kwa Reuben slum in Nairobi on July 19, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Every month, Jenifer Wangari (not her real name) has to choose between purchasing food and taking her three children to school.

She stays in Kibera, one of the poorest slums in Nairobi. She and her family moved there in 2014 following the death of her husband who worked as a security guard in one of the firms within the city.

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