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Mathare, the Glossary

Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people.^[1]

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Shanty towns in Kenya
Slums in Kenya

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Changaa

Changaa or Chang'aa is a traditional home-brewed spirit, popular in Kenya.

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Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam (from lit) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania.

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General Service Unit (Kenya)

The General Service Unit (GSU) is a paramilitary wing (i.e. Police Field Force) in the Kenya Police Service, consisting of highly trained police officers, transported by seven dedicated Cessnas and three Bell helicopters.

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Kasarani Constituency

Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi.

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Kawangware

Kawangware is a low income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre, between Lavington and Dagoretti. Mathare and Kawangware are populated places in Kenya, Shanty towns in Kenya, slums in Kenya and Suburbs of Nairobi.

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Kiambiu

Kiambiu (sometimes spelled as Kiambio) is a slum in Nairobi, Kenya with 40–50,000 residents. Mathare and Kiambiu are slums in Kenya and Suburbs of Nairobi.

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Kibera

Kibera (Kinubi: Forest or Jungle) is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, from the city centre. Mathare and Kibera are populated places in Kenya, Shanty towns in Kenya, slums in Kenya and Suburbs of Nairobi.

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Kikuyu people

The Kikuyu (also Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ) are a Bantu ethnic group native to East Africa Central Kenya.

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Korogocho

Korogocho is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. Mathare and Korogocho are populated places in Kenya, Shanty towns in Kenya, slums in Kenya and Suburbs of Nairobi.

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Luo people

The Luo of Kenya and Tanzania are a Nilotic ethnic group native to western Kenya and the Mara Region of northern Tanzania in East Africa.

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Mathare Constituency (2013)

Mathare is a constituency in Nairobi.

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Mathare United F.C.

Mathare United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Mathare Valley

Mathare Valley is a part of Mathare slum in Kenya. Mathare and Mathare Valley are slums in Kenya and Suburbs of Nairobi.

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Mathare Youth Sports Association

MYSA logo Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) is a sports development aid organization in Mathare, a collection of slums in Nairobi.

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Mukuru slums

Mukuru is a collection of slums in the city of Nairobi. Mathare and Mukuru slums are populated places in Kenya, Shanty towns in Kenya, slums in Kenya and Suburbs of Nairobi.

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Mungiki

Mungiki is a banned ethnic organisation in Kenya.

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Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.

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Ruaraka Constituency

Ruaraka Constituency is an electoral constituency located in Nairobi County, Kenya.

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Slum

A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty.

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Starehe Constituency

Starehe is an electoral constituency in Kenya.

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Taliban

The Taliban (lit), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan militant movement with an ideology comprising elements of Pashtun nationalism and the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism.

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