Valentine Ayuma, 10, follows a ballet lesson on Facebook Live from her house in Kibera. The class is organized by Mike Wamaya, founder of Project Elimu. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, classes have moved online and students study from home.
Simon Abukuse, 25, poses for a photograph with his girlfriend Barbra Onganyi, 20, and their two-month old son inside their house in Kibera, Nairobi. Simon, who works as a mechanic and moonlights as a musician, found himself out of work as a result of the government’s response to COVID-19, leaving the young family in a very difficult financial situation.
Patricia Adhiambo, far left, and her two assistants race against the clock to prepare the fish they will sell to Kibera residents before the 7pm curfew. Patricia gets her stock of fish from Lake Naivasha, and that arrangement has been strained by localised containment measures. But she managed to overcome all the obstacles and maintain a steady supply, making her business one of only a very few sources of fresh fish in Kibera during the lockdown.
Members of the Legio Maria Church in Kibera having a socially distanced conversation after their Good Friday prayers, minutes before the 7pm curfew. This Easter the church didn't have a Good Friday procession. Instead they spent time praying separately in the praying grounds.
Soldiers from the Kenyan army spray a corridor with disinfectant in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus in Karanja, Kibera.
Members of a family wait outside as their house in Kibera is fumigated by soldiers from the Kenyan Army. The fumigation exercise was planned as part of measures to curb the spread of the pandemic.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that the National Examinations will proceed as scheduled, and are set to start on 30th October. Elizabeth Awuor (L), Latifah Akinyi (front R) and Mitchel Awuor (back R), study a past exam paper beside their house. For Elizabeth the preventative measures implemented by the government have meant that she is stuck at home with less time to revise for her studies and less access to the necessary reading materials.
Residents carry jerry cans to and from a water distribution point installed in Kibera by the Kenyan government. President Kenyatta announced the distribution of free water to low-income communities to curb the spread of COVID-19.
A mother in labour is massaged by a midwife at night in Kibera. Due to the ongoing curfew, night-time access to healthcare has been made significantly more difficult, particularly for women. Despite the government’s general policy of encouraging women to give birth in hospitals, the curfew has meant that mobile midwives have had to play a crucial role in delivering antenatal care.
Interning clinical officer Pauline Nifah Otieno (in white coat) and Nurse Grace Ireri (far right) hold their daily talk on antenatal care for first time mothers at Waithaka Health Centre in Nairobi.
Health workers from Shofco, a local organization, measure the temperature of a woman before granting her access to their facility in Kibera.
Fashion designer David Avido, 24, who is more commonly known as ‘Lookslikeavido’, uses off-cuts from his designs to create masks which he hands out for free as a preventive measure against COVID-19 in Kibera, Nairobi.
Athlete Clinton Otieno, 20, prepares his house after a morning run around Kibera. The fallout from prevention measures designed to halt the spread of COVID-19 has proved particularly hard on young men in the informal settlements of Nairobi. Clinton hasn't earned any income since the start of February when his team stopped playing matches, and he’s struggling to pay his bills and keep himself fed.
Nicholas Omito, 30, carries a weight as his friend James Aloice looks on. With the current cold Nairobi evenings and imminent curfews making ordinary life difficult, young men are increasingly gravitating towards pastimes they can do in and around their homes.
Men finish a last game of drafts minutes before the start of the 7pm curfew in Kibera, Nairobi.
People line up to receive food at a food distribution by Team Pangaj, a Kenyan voluntary group, delivering flour, beans, milk and juice for about 900 people at the Olympic Primary school in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, on April 2, 2020.
Young people hired by the Kenya National Youth Service (NYS) remove mud from a train track in Kibera, Nairobi, on June 3, 2020.
People queue for basic necessities at a food distribution point organised by Team Pangaj, a Kenyan voluntary group which delivered flour, beans, milk and juice for about 900 people at the Olympic Primary school in Kibera, Nairobi, on April 2, 2020.
Residents of Katwekera, Kibera, are seen on the streets two hours after the start of the 7pm curfew. Due to the population’s size and density, residents have struggled to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Residents are pictured next to a mural which was drawn by artists’ group art360 to sensitize people about coronavirus.