Kibera is a corrupted Nubian word which means forest or Jungle. Kibera was a dense forest before the british government tuned it into a military camp for Nubian soldiers who originated from Sudan ...

Today, all Nubian names of roads and areas within Kibera have been replaced with names of other Kenyan communities who came here much later,” says Hassan. Around 1965-66, Hassan, then a young ...

The Nubian community in Kenyan can now smile following ... They are primarily found in Kibera and other informal settlements across the country, particularly in cities like Kisumu and Mombasa.