Most estates in the eastern part of Nairobi are increasingly losing value due to poor drainage system and shoddy jobs done by construction firms and contractors.
A group of teenage boys, some as young as 10, have begun organising themselves into what they call mbogi, loosely translated as “crew”.
DCI says that recruitment spikes during school holidays, luring more youths into crime.
Residents of Nairobi’s Umoja Estate and surrounding neighbourhoods are worried about a wave of violence being unleashed by juvenile criminals.