The lane narrowed where corrugated sheets leaned close, and Tim Ruff and Stephanie kept pace beside us — not behind glass, but on the same dust, the same climbs.
We stopped where women rinsed sukuma wiki at a tap. We passed stalls with tomatoes piled in pyramids and soap stacked like bricks. Lamar Safaris had linked the visit; a good introduction matters when you are asking someone to see your home plainly.
This is not a show. It is a Thursday with laundry flapping overhead and a radio competing from three windows. We answered questions about school fees, water, and how a day here is budgeted to the shilling.
If you are booking a Kibera walk, ask Lamar Safaris to connect you with ETCO — we will set a time and a route that respects residents' space.
