The Wider Image: A struggle with poverty and crime in Nairobi’s shantytowns
Men distil a local home-brew alcoholic drink called Chang'aa in Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, November 17, 2015. Around 2 million people live in the shantytowns packed in around Kenya's capital. Crime is high amid chronic unemployment levels, while basic services and sanitation are scarce. Residents try to make the best of things, eking out a living and picking up work where they can. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola PICTURE 24 OF 34 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "A STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY AND CRIME IN NAIROBI'S SHANTYTOWNS" SEARCH "KOROGOCHO" FOR ALL IMAGES