Slums of Nairobi in Kenya

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Here is an intersting article by Oluoch Japeth Ogollah

If Jesus was born in the 200 slums of Nairobi ...

If Jesus Christ were born in one of Nairobi's 200 slums, say
Korogocho, he would have been greeted by the harsh environment from
the adjacent Dandora dumpsite.

The huge mountains of industrial, medical and domestic waste, which
have not been controlled for about 10 years, would perhaps choke his
innocent throat, denying him the chance to make his inaugural cry, the
cry that announces a child's entry into the world.

The perpetual cloud of obnoxious fumes hovering over him would blind
his small eyes from seeing the new world, a world full of challenges
and tribulations. The foul smell from Nairobi's largest dumpsite might
have interfered with his breathing. Criminals who control the site
might have attempted to steal him.

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