The Mathare Sentinel

Unmatched coverage, analysis, and commentary on the politics, human rights, and culture of Mathare. Follow @HeroesOfMathare for more #MathareStories

[Mothers of Victims & Survivors Network @MothersVictims]

Last week, we gathered in Kiamaiko, Mathare, to honour the memories of those lost to police killings. Through a candle-lit vigil and planting memorial trees, we vowed to keep their memories alive and to demand justice. Thank you to all who stood with us! #MemoryAgainstForgetting

[The Mathare Sentinel @MathareSentinel]

#OccupyCBDTuesday #AngukaNayo #OccupyMOH

[Kanyi Wyban @wybanmusic]

For all the law abiding citizens 🇰🇪 For all the fallen comrades 🕊🕯 #TULIA out now! #HORERA

[The Mathare Sentinel @MathareSentinel]

Mathare MP Anthony Oluoch commends Gen Z for reminding Kenyans that sovereign power, including the right to levy taxes, belongs to the people, and is delegated on leaders to be used for the good of all Kenyans.

#RejectFinanceBill2024

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

A new wave of Kenyan youth protests is shaking up the status quo, challenging unpopular tax proposals and making headlines. Here’s what’s happening:🧵(1/8)

[Heroes Of Mathare @HeroesOfMathare]

“She and I go way back. She’s just a shell of her former self now, but she’s still my most cherished possession. Tomorrow, when they bring my house down, I’ll guard her with my life. I wish I could play her just one more time, now that my life is turned upside down."

[Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC) @MathareSJustice]

Yesterday, 25 year old Silas Ngila Wambua was shot dead by police accompanying the inhumane ongoing demolitions in Mlango Kubwa. He was trying to save his mother’s work tools: she works as a mandazi seller ⁦@IPOA_KE⁩ ⁦@SakajaJohnson⁩ ⁦@IG_NPS⁩ we demand justice!

[Heroes Of Mathare @HeroesOfMathare]

“I have single-handedly brought down the only home I have ever known. One man. And that was hard. Literally cutting off my lifeline. The government decreed that we demolish our houses before the bulldozers get to us."

[Heroes Of Mathare @HeroesOfMathare]

Resilience is a distinct feature of life in Mathare. We dedicate this series to the displaced families, those who lost loved ones & those fighting to make life more bearable for others. Especially the elderly. Especially the women and children.

We dedicate this to Mama Victor.