Kibera celebrates peace
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About two years after the post-electoral nightmare that badly affected the Kibera residents in Nairobi, the same residents marked on Monday their World Peace Day by joyfully marching on the slum' s streets, singing and raising awareness about preventing conflicts. The activity, which was organized by several NGOs operating there, brought together the slum dwellers to appreciate the existence of peace in the area and condemn violence that rocked over a year ago.
The political class kept away from this day despite their role in the 2007 post election violence. The provincial administration did play a greater role with the area's District Officer addressing the gathering and providing security for the event. Kibera is the largest slum in Kenya and maybe on the African continent, with an estimated population of over one million people. It was badly affected by the post-electoral violence of early last year.
01 March 2010, 11:00
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