Locked in a Chokehold: How Poverty and Rotten Governance Ruin Lives in Kenya and Beyond
By Cege Mahiga In the sprawling slums of Kibera, Nairobi, the air hums with resilience—and despair. A young man, barely 25, stumbles through the muddy paths, a bottle of chang’aa—Kenya’s potent, illicit brew—clutched in his trembling hand. Nearby, a woman negotiates a fleeting transaction in the shadows, her eyes hollow but resolute. These scenes, raw and unfiltered, are not…