Скачать или смотреть Githogoro Slums, Neighbouring the Rich Suburb of Runda, Nairobi, Kenya

Neighbouring the affluent, leafy suburb of Runda is a sprawling slum that looks an eyesore but unknown to many it is a treasure.

Githogoro slums along the Northern bypass borders Runda and though its residents are the poor lot, the land is worth billions and many moneyed Kenyans salivate for it.

The slum in Nairobi County is home to casual labourers in Runda and neighbouring areas, jobless youngsters and the families of the slum owners who though impoverished, their property is cumulatively worth about Ksh7 billion, according to financial and land experts. Now Githogoro slum housing about 25,000 people is owned by 72 families and nearly all of them live in shanties.

Though the owners are offered handsome money, they have not been able to sell their plots because of disagreements. They cannot subdivide amongst family generations and have enough space for decent structures. So, they are forced to put up mabati houses and other semi-permanent structures to accommodate all of them