A Portrait in Time - A changing Community

Longterm - 2015 - .
With just a distance of 8 kilometers from the ever-changing realities of Nairobi's metropolis, Kenya’s main capital, the backyard of the central business center - One of Africa’s fastest-growing developing cities is facing a human movement impact. Nairobi is growing at a high speed with major government infrastructure projects completed and ongoing. How are the people being removed from the localities to find new places to call home again? Located near Ngong forest, Kenya's main water catchment area - the disruptions and movement of people across Nairobi’s urban areas is causing havoc in one of Kenya’s forested areas, Ngong Forest. This project explores the elements of a changing community and the decisive factors affecting the lives of the people involved. A special focus is on the divisive elements of policies in the housing system and access to social facilities among the internally displaced communities in these uncertain times even during the pandemic and its after effects. The pressure on the human population is also causing pressure on local natural resources. Born in Kibera, the sense of place we used to have as young men growing up here has changed a lot mostly due to new structures, access, security, and, affordability. With increased social injustice issues such as forceful evictions and, without compensations, even during the pandemic, families struggled to find even temporary shelters to call home. As the country (Kenya) is headed to the elections, factors such as community development and land rights have become vital and will play some role in the 2022 Kenya elections in these local communities. Across major populous areas in Nairobi- major infrastructural changes are occurring sometimes to the benefit of the few who can afford them.