As seen in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, last week.
Ken Okoth sends these images through his relatives in Kenya. They live in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, and have fled to Tanzania. Okoth checked in this morning with news of his family. He writes:
They are glad to be out of immediate danger in Tanzania, but they are also shocked and scared at how fast their lives changed and how vulnerable they felt. My little niece is helping everyone keep a high morale through her playfulness. She saw destroyed buildings, fires, and heard lots of gunshots, but I am told she did not see any dead bodies or other really traumatic things as the troubles unfolded. For her, age 5, all this is now a great adventure because she does not understand what exactly is going on. She has been told it's just a special vacation trip.
Bonus:
Gallery: Kids share a haunting view of Kenya
Okoth's Facebook gallery
Okoth's Red Rose Nursery and Children's Centre
The Children of Kibera Foundation
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