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• Until 2003 there were few official facts about Kibera, as the government failed to recognize it. |
| • Official documents referring to Kibera call it "informal settlements," although the area has been occupied since 1912 and under government control since 1948. |
• An estimated 800,000 to over 1 million people live in Kibera. |
| • At least 100,000 orphaned children live in Kibera, the majority due to their parents dying from AIDS. |
| • 60% of Nairobi's residents live in one of its many slums. Half of those residents live in Kibera. |
| • There is no running water to most homes in Kibera. To obtain water, residents pay two to ten times what is paid by a Nairobi resident outside the slums. |
| • To use a toilet some residents must pay money to use a rented bathroom. Those without other means use a plastic bag which are routinely thrown into the streets at night. |
Kibera is the second largest slum in Africa - one of the largest in the world. |
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