Kawangware

Kawangware (Swahili: [kawaŋˈgware]) is a low income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre, between Lavington and Dagoretti.

Description

According to the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kawangware's population was 133,286 people at this time. It is estimated that 65% of the population are children and youths. Most inhabitants live on less than $2 (although they earn in shillings) a day and unemployment is high; many are self-employed traders. There is a diversity of ethnic backgrounds.[1]

Kawangware slum has more posho mills than bars, making it an ‘ugali nation’ for its over 130,000 mouths whose palates, unlike those of other Nairobians, have no time for supermarket unga, the grade-one sifted maize meal favoured by middle-class stomachs.[2]

Kawangware has a scarcity of safe drinking water. Water supplied by the city authority is not available every day[3] or is otherwise expensive.[1] There are waterborne diseases, respiratory pneumonia, malaria as well as an increase in cases of airborne diseases due to the poor sewerage system in Kawangware.[1] Many people in Kawangware are HIV-positive.[4]

Kawangware has supermarkets,[3] a library,[5] a medical clinic and the Kawangware Primary School, Kawangware School and Kawangware Academy. However, many children in the slum do not attend school.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Kawangware Slum". Africalightchristian.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  2. Kamau, Kelvin. "Why Kawangware has more posho mills than pubs". Why Kawangware has more posho mills than pubs. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. "Kawangware". Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. "Kawangware Projects | Ray of Hope". Rayofhopeinternational.org. 2012-02-21. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  5. "kawangware community library and information Centre". Cbl-kenya.tripod.com. 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  6. "NextAid. Creating Sustainable Solutions for Children in Africa Orphaned by AIDS". Nextaid.org. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

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