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Coping with the pandemic in Kibra, country’s biggest slum

Kenya Defence Forces personnel fumigate Kibra Streets on April 15, 2020 to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Living in a place like Kibra can feel like the whole world does not care for you due to the many needs we have. 
  • I have learnt that even though we fight like brothers and sisters all the time, we cannot bear to see another one in trouble such as being overwhelmed by this pandemic. 

I come from a family of 10 in Kibra, the biggest slum in Kenya, and life has not been easy for me and my family during this pandemic. When schools closed in March, studies were supposed to go online.

I cannot begin to tell you how hard it has been buying bundles to get to class but I am determined to work through and learn from the difficulties. Before Covid-19, I looked at some of the things in my life as a challenge.