In the late 1880s, Nubian soldiers from Sudan were incorporated into the British Army to fight in East Africa. The Kingβs African Rifles, as they would become known, were designated 4,000 acres of land to settle just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
By 1915, the colonial government began categorising Kenyan tribes and settling them on βNative Reserves.β Nairobi was to be a European only settlements, and laws were passed restricted the natives from buying land in the highlands. The British intentionally classed the Nubians as a tribe not native to Kenya. Denied them a Native Reserve,
prior to Kenyan independence in 1963, no efforts were made by the British or the new Kenyan government to legitimise the Nubians as a recognised community in Kenya, and land rights to Kibera were not secured.
Upon independence, most Nubians became stateless. and the kibra was classified as an illegal settlement, removing the government from any obligation to provide even basic services in the region.
Population of Kibera at at independence was approximately 5000, but due to its proximity to Nairobi, Kibera became the go to destination for migrants fleeing rural poverty, ethnic conflicts and wars in neighbouring countries. By the turn of the century hundreds of thousands of people from all over Kenya and beyond called Kibera home.
Today there are anywhere between 250,000 and 1,200,000 people living in the biggest slum in Africa. Today I walked around, met incredible people and learned about the struggles and the mindset of the people who live here.
The quote was misattributed to Bob Marley. Actual quote is from Carter Goodwin Woodson, founder of the Association for study of African American Life and History.
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48 Comments
Some epic content right here
Awesome people with awesome hearts. I really hope Billy Winner finds the girl of his dreamsππ
A genuine bloke well in mate !
Good content at least the world can see how people in the slum are welcoming
Brother.. come to Eastleigh
Excellent video. Great conversations. Thank you! It is important that people all over the world exchange with each other and talk about their very similar problems in everyday life.
Kind regards from Germany.
When the guy in a turban (mukurino) in our local language said he found his happiness in Jesus… I believe him,, Great content Josh π―
the excreta seems to get to you even more than the tear gas from beforeπ€£
I completely disagree with the locals .kenya wouldve been civilized without the british .it only needed time .
Just like how in britain centuries ago didnt hv the basics of life ppl were not showering disease spread like fire .toothbrush wasnt a thing .let alone toothbrush brushing your teeth with anything was completely unheard of .
Great impression Solo doing these in my country Kenya I am at somalia watching
Positivity ,the reformed kabaridi story priceless π the activities too nice video
Great content you should also visit the upcountry areas, upcountry areas is also a great vibes
another BBC and CNN agent
Interesting
4:30 4:32 πππππππ
my guy Aks Me What the background mean
5:34 we waCha
you are about to enter the belly of the beast π₯
Joshua is a true Legend! I really love your content here.
This is amazing,im kenyan but can not go there solo, you're very brave β€π
it's like watching a movie, people respect you man, stay safe and explore
Maybe a Kenyan should do the reverse and visit the βslumβ deprived areas in the UK? I doubt he would receive such a warm welcome π³
Imagine afica having all resource being consider the poorest continent in the word
I stopped after the negro part
That reformed gangster ππππ
This people are used to white folks coz many come for charity work in the slam
Definitely a masterpiece. Most of us filmers we are always caught up with controlling a narrative according to i.e prejudice. This was definitely the an open mic piece!
you are a real soul thanks for documenting kibera to the world
How stupid is that guy who said "the British brought light,they brought civilization",what he doesn't know is that they brought hatred and division,slavery, corrupted Africans ,massacred families, destroyed our land looted. That's the benefits of british into Africa..π§
The only good thing you were able to see in Africa
lol! this is wild! Changaa is illegal in Kenya but its widespread because the sellers pay the cops everyday.
love that you went all the way into the heart of Kibera! cheers mate
The slums run this city. You can just see how intelligent these humans are despite their situation. We need to respect these Industrious people. They're the heart beat and future of our beautiful city. The saddest thing in Kenya today is not the poverty but the information disconnect. The education that changed my life in this country cost me about 35cents a day in the mid 2000s. It's much cheaper now because of the speed and content. It was having 1 meal a day so i could afford the cyber cafe and teach myself graphic design. I have no degree but i work for a global company doing machine learning for artificial intelligence. So i understand the hope in this space. I had to leave home early in life, i could have easily ended up in Kibera so i know how anyone can leave Kibera… Unfortunately it is not convenient for politicians and NGOs for Kibera to changeπ’
Love what that grocery lady said. That's my kind of Kenyan right thereπ
Kenyans speak better English than Nigerians and Ghanaians on average.
Nigerians and Ghanaians are much richer than Kenyans on average tho.
Loving the vibe
I enjoy your videos man…please don't leave…travel all of Kenya and show us
I like that you always do your homework on the places you visit ππ½ππ½
U really have fantastic vlogs man,kp it up
Walking along the rail is dangerous
You are a nice guy and I love the content
Solid video!
Great
Why dont you go to westlands and Karen. We are tired of these type of content. There is more to kenya than just kibera
So proud of you bro, you go to places where most of us Kenyans canβt dare dare. Thumbs up…
I used to walk to Kibra nearly weekly for years. Things are dirt cheap over there. I used to buy peanut butter, milled maize flour (mixed with a whole lot of nutritious grains & seeds), whole chickens, fruits & veggies, eggs etc. People would be concerned about hygiene but I know the people I used to buy from and their process, mainly women. I love all the people there. They get by with so little. I had no clue that Kibra means "forest". You got a great guide by chance — the guy is rattling off numbers on registered voters etc.
Kenya has a lot of foreign NGOs managed by people living large on money donated by people thinking they're helping the people depicted in tear-jerking images. There is a documentary here "WE Charityβs donor deception in Kenya" on a Canadian one
Yeah bro we do it in yaad too give the ancestors some wray and nephew white rum π π―π²
Austin spoke the truth most NGOS are the reason for the slums and poverty in rural and remote parts of Kenya. They create a dependency syndrome among the people thereby making the people somehow lazy to improve their lives and that's what the NGOS want and have perfected the art. The money is just causing more slums and going into peoples pockets or even back to their country of origin in dubious ways as part of capacity building expenses and so on
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Bro this is for the chicken that you bought for those people ! You are doing a great job.
I cannot remember the last 59 minute long video that I watched in it's entirety but this one just flew by. Thanks Bro !