Pay up or get out! Nairobi’s slumlords | DW Documentary

Residents of Nairobi’s slums who can’t pay their rent get evicted and end up on the street. Over 90 percent of these tenants live in rented corrugated-metal shacks owned by slumlords with terrible reputations.
The slumlords of Nairobi mercilessly exploit the poorest of poor. One young man was shot and killed over five months’ rent, while Agnes Muhavishe, who tries to make ends meet by producing and selling soap, was recently thrown out of her shack after falling six months behind with her payments. Her husband does odd jobs to feed their children. Many of slumlord Peter Chege’s shacks are now vacant, as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many tenants struggling to pay their rent out of their homes. He sees himself as a loser in the crisis.
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[@officialka-muthoni3464]

It's Kenya not Kenia

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Official Ka-Muthoni, thanks for watching and pointing this out! Kenia is the German spelling of Kenya. We apologize for the mistake on the map and any issues caused.

[@officialka-muthoni3464]

Ooh, okay sincerely I didn't know that thanks for letting me know new thing today.

[@Luke-kp1px]

@JONAH MURIUKI grow up

[@anthonysavio3875]

Germanic languages usually pronounce y as i...spelling follows the same.

[@mizulightblue]

@JONAH MURIUKI Italy is Italien and France is Frankreich. It also says a "A Report by Daniel Sager", which is a very german name. If we are very direct, the word "Report" is written in small letter in english, so report, but in german you would write it with big letters. Yea and Kenia is the german name for Kenya. Small things

[@isaac198428]

I grew up in Kayole. Not so far away but life was significantly better. We had Soweto slums down there. I now live in the U.S.A and definitely appreciate EVERYTHING because I know where I came from. I hope everyone watching this succeeds in life.

[@warrenarnold]

Apo kwa bridge 😅Tuma fare, uku maisha imekua tricky😅

[@isaacmaina4304]

True bro

[@petermbabazi]

AMEN

[@MrSkipperBent]

Nice to hear that u are in a better place now. No one deserves a life like this. As a Dane, I don’t really have to succeed in life to get a nice life. It’s scary😅

[@user-kg7zr3yl3n]

how did u get to usa ?

[@user-dx6kd7eo7g]

I just wonder what pride is in having kids when we are not able to feed them and prepare them for a good future

[@ariefraiser140]

I can't imagine the amount of stress and pressure people like Agnes are under.

[@kdkirimi200]

Nimesikia 'we use masheres' hapo mwanzo. Mnachoma 😭😭😭

[@candyo4670]

Kimeumana-It has eaten by itself

[@stevewaves6776]

wanachoma sana!!

[@abuhafsa3637]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we sare ume ua ati masheres

[@janejonas3183]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sylviahkuria8018]

😂😂😂

[@wickliffe4707]

I used to do charity work in slums a couple of years ago as a student. One morning you go into a person's house and from the conversations they initiate it's like they've been waiting for you. Like there's nothing to celebrate. This Earth is hard.

[@yaykruser]

Why dont they move out of the city? Living in a cave honestly soubds better than this.

[@ACuteKitty]

@@yaykruser to go where?

[@yaykruser]

@@ACuteKitty The woods

[@maryalice5772]

@@yaykruser you can't live in the woods. The forestry department will arrest you. That's government land. They can't even afford to move upcountry where they were born because they don't own any land and so they'll still need to pay rent in an area where there's even fewer available jobs. They're stuck

[@benmzuri]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="323">5:23</a> She reminds me of my mother....and so many other Kenyan mothers.... hustling so hard in the heat just to put a meal in the table and get us through school....Kenyan mothers you are amazing. You are truly the only thing that keeps that country going.

[@tubester4567]

Why have so many kids though? The struggling mother looks like she has 6-8 kids.

[@benmzuri]

@@tubester4567 I think the only person who has a right to ask that question is one who can ask her directly in person....if you cannot do that then you do not need an answer and you wouldn't understand anyway.

[@Origami84]

@@benmzuri No need to be dismissive, pal. Beside, it's not hard to understand her situation at all. Culturally it is common to have many children, and birth control is unavailable anyway. Beside, while they are a financial burden now, hopefully one day they will support their parents when they are old and unable to work - that is how it worked since the dawn of times.

[@tubester4567]

@@Origami84 Right, thats the reason, but this mentality just leads to more poverty and lack of resources. Maybe with 2 or 3 kids, she could afford to get them schooled and have a better chance of being looked after in her old age. Also, where are all the men? Maybe if men helped their wives kids could go to school. I know they are poor people.,the government really needs to step up and provide school and services for the poor people.

[@feisaldianga511]

Africa needs to lift their citizens out of extreme poverty is appalling that people have to live in this sought of live while their corrupt leaders live in lavish high-end upmarket areas

[@LuchadorMasque]

Send them your check

[@Giorgio825]

@@LuchadorMasque We, living in developed nations, are being exploited too. Most people live in relative poverty too.

[@thanos1952]

It happens in the western world too...

[@larsstougaard7097]

The problems in Africa Feisal is multidimensional, curruption, overpopulation, bad leadership, poverty in general, bad trade deals, legislation, failed western aid programs, ethic groups tensions, great debt, weak tax systems and 100 other things. Its real sad, but I feel nothing has changed much since I was child 40 years ago.

[@feisaldianga511]

@@larsstougaard7097 Well is up to you guys there to change the things for the better

[@sinjhguddu4974]

It's why I always tell anyone who listens that crime is generated, not by some antisocial misfits, but by cruel, uncaring, extravagant governments that waste resources on projects of grandeur while at the same time dehumanising the fringe dwellers.

[@negatron7321]

Crime is generated by self interest agents in an environment or finite resources. In other words anywhere in the universe where selective pressure exists.

[@kiuk_kiks]

No amount of riches will stop crime. This’s coming from a Kenyan who’s lived adjacent to and gone to this very slum.

[@bobmarley4272]

@@negatron7321 Which is why collectivist cultures tend to have less crime. Collectivism means less self interest. Just compare crime in East Asia to crime in ohter parts of the globe. I lived in Yokosuka for 2 years since I was stationed there. Safest place I've ever been to honestly.

[@fruitless782]

The government is the high priest of crime judges and lawyers are the apostles and the citizens become the victims of the dynasty to break the circle citizens have to build a union of defence based on humanity

[@alienpov]

@@fruitless782 Victims one and all.

[@studylondon5362]

i'm in tears for that lady...imagine wanting to work in order to survive and yet not even finding a job.

[@DonCharmingdude]

That is what we go through every end month just wishing we can move out of this cursed area

[@felistasmburu2253]

I live in Nairobi, and it's true getting a job is so difficult. Even a cleaning job is not easy. My exact situation at the moment 😭

[@cadabrablanke2497]

@@felistasmburu2253 oh my goodness 🤧😔I'm so sorry. Do you have education qualifications?

[@evinco4084]

How can I help her with some Cash please

[@evinco4084]

DW how can I help the old lady Agnes Moavisha. I wish to help her with some money please.

[@PENINAHGATHONI]

I wish DW documentary could drop Agnes contacts for those willing to reach out and help

[@freddyjuvencio2704]

This would be a drop in the ocean. I lived in Nairobi 5 years and i have many tales of bad adventures while trying to help people in need...

[@leonardwanjiku]

i was thinking of the same

[@beauttahmwai7780]

@@freddyjuvencio2704 what happened? Share one experience please

[@freddyjuvencio2704]

@@beauttahmwai7780 I used to live with my father and we had a house help back then. Every time we went shopping my dad would purchase extra groceries and give them to the lady. One thing we avoided giving was money. One day she took an envelope containing 1000 USD. We realized the envelope was missing 30 min after she left. We called her back and told her we needed her urgently. it took the lady 3 hours to come back. My father just questioned her, she claimed she knew nothing. Point is when you try to be kind with some people in need, they see it as weakness and try to take advantage. I have many other cases of outrageous theft attemps.

[@janembevi8932]

Sorry for what happened to you but that does not make everyone a thief. They still need help

[@DavidKaranjamdavis]

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Slum-dwellers face a myriad of hardships every day.

[@janendegwa5462]

Its their fault like that grandmother with her husband ,I am sure they have acres at home her husband doesn't have any sence to tell her to move to the village ,the only people who have an excuse are those with no land in the village

[@ToM-ht9oq]

ICEBERG

[@DavidKaranjamdavis]

@@janendegwa5462 Right. Some have large tracks of underutilized land upcountry. The government needs to make agriculture more attractive so that these people go back to the villages to farm.

[@franciskarera545]

@@janendegwa5462 Upcountry they are at the mercy of brokers. But it's a better than slum life

[@entropicpedro]

@@janendegwa5462 yo? What part of drought did you not understand... also BTW, did you know that Uganda and TZ have the same rainy seasons as us and their agriculture is subsidized and then come and sell those subsidized produce in Kenya thus killing any dream of any Kenyan farmer of turning a profit while Kenya keeps increasing taxes on farm inputs to pay back those loans that the pigs you put in power stole and ate?

[@DavidKaranjamdavis]

Thank you, DW for highlighting the difficulties of slum dwellers. There can only be a change if we take action.

[@samuelwasike3764]

DW your documentaries are addictive. This is another great documentary .

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Samuel Wasike , we are glad you enjoy watching our documentaries :) thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@hk254lyt8]

Because they always film negative things in Africa to make it seem that all Africans are poor? If I was the president I would ban white people from doing such documentaries in Africa

[@Max-kh1cf]

@@hk254lyt8 1. That's racist. Seeing everything as a reflection of race is a nasty habit to have. 2. They talk about negative topics of everywhere. If you look into it, you'll find documentarys about African projects to save the wildlife, which isn't negative at all.

[@hk254lyt8]

@@Max-kh1cf No we are tired of white people doing only negative documentaries in Africa. We are tired. There is an agenda!

[@philipmwangi5270]

What is great here, they just show problem and make money with it, and don't help anyone. They should pay their interviewers. It's people like you who applaud the negative

[@unlink1649]

Imagine: Having 100 Euros a month would change everything for someone like agnes. Literally life changing money.

[@Jono1982]

and people like jeff bezos sitting on 100 bilion

[@WoofyMcDoodle]

@@Jono1982 but this is reality. Billionairs dont even have to pay taxes neither do millionairs so this has been and will always be like that.

[@kevinqin6051]

@@WoofyMcDoodle fake news mate. In America, the top 1% of wealth pays 40% of all taxes collected. while the bottom 50% pays less than 2% of taxes collected. The whole rich don't do anything is fake news fed to us by media and haters to make us hate the rich. Hate and fear are the easiest way to control a population

[@One-12937]

@@kevinqin6051 yeah, the rich not only provide jobs but pay most of our countries taxes. People just want handouts, disgusting entitlement. They want to make good money working at fast food, ridiculous.

[@geriatricmadness7672]

unless you change the system, no, it wouldn't. The landlord would just eat up that surplus, along as people need a house and the "market" is not regulated, they have absolute power.

[@TheTritan408]

Old school medieval method of landlord.

[@nimukim5999]

@dražen g Sometimes they wait for the rainy season and remove the door and roof! They don't care...terrible!

[@amd4871]

Funny thing is we still have more money than him ha ha

[@mwanakenyahalisi]

Happens in posh rental places in Kenya and also America you get evicted if you do not pay mortgage or rent and your stuff thrown on the yard .We all have to understand that conditions are not that good at the slum but what options do they have as a tenant and as a landlord? same script different settings slum or posh area

[@TheProvidencefilms]

@@nimukim5999 or even burn the house...there are enough people who would want the house.

[@jessefisher1809]

at least the serfs had land to work and some sense of security

[@idrisabdi1397]

I am in the same area where she worked, will be on the lookout for her I had no idea of their plight

[@xruvie8652]

please reply to this comment if you get her contact

[@maameserwaah2381]

Have you found her? Do you know how I can get in contact?

[@Ayimwaa]

@@maameserwaah2381 my ghanaian sister! Kind hearted people we are

[@catpisssss]

This isn't the Nairobi I know but I know it exists I'm privileged and I acknowledge that and I'm deeply saddened by this seeing people struggle to get just the basic needs If anyone knows if there's any NGO that helps people living in the slums please let me know I'd like to help

[@WhoToldYouThatAtlanta]

Wow 😯 all that hustling just to maintain a single cement wall room!!😔🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 no bath/ no kitchen! Just a roof and 4 walls for all of them

[@janendegwa5462]

They have shared bath and toilets , the government can't provide housing to provide affordable housing the government solution was to build houses for sale with the cheapest being 10,000 dollars ,what is that now so the slum lords are the only solution

[@antonymangu3458]

You leave well what makes you different from em they are happy than you with your money

[@devendramalla]

That sofa perfectly fits the Slumlord.

[@dominicnyabuto6703]

Struggles are real. Amidst the challenges still,we have beautiful ,optimistic and hard working people determined to change their story. @Dw,thank you for highlighting the story.Your documentaries tell stories always.

[@kruizzkamp]

How can I get in touch with the mother with kids who can’t pay rent and send her kids to school?? Somebody please help I’ll be more then happy to pay a years rent and school fees for her kids.

[@1musichombre]

🙏🙏🙏🙏 be careful about who will contact you. I find you can send western Union to people with identity card and access to cell phones

[@tonnyanthonys2159]

It's very easy for you to access her cell phone number

[@michaelcabada2933]

Send it to me. I'll make sure they get it

[@Spahi77]

@@michaelcabada2933 *sigh*

[@Giorgio825]

You won't be able to send them money through here. All people reaching you will be scammers. There are many, many people in situations like them in africa and southern asia.

[@bernardwanjohi7201]

Sometimes I wonder which part of Nairobi I live in 😭😭this is so sad

[@123official]

Wewe ndo landlord wangu 😂

[@bernardwanjohi7201]

@@123official what do you mean?

[@IhsanMujdeci]

If you can mentally cope in situations like these people I believe you are a very strong person.

[@SHUEBA179]

Great documentary by DW great work keep up the good work 👏👏👏

[@yahooo949]

It's sad to see what these people are going through when they are already suffering from extreme poverty. I hope the best for these people and the situation is settled, or they receive the help they need.

[@robertmcgee7083]

Don’t pay your rent, get out! Why’s that a problem, the landlord isn’t running a charity.

[@dganguli2852]

The government should nationalise the hell of the landlord's land and force such people to do something productive

[@shauncameron8390]

@@dganguli2852 Yeah! And let it fall into disrepair due to neglect and lack of maintenance. What about the tenants? How about forcing them to do something productive and manage their money better so they don't fall behind on rent so much?

[@johnchappell5477]

Agnes seems like a really good person and I hope the best for her..thanks

[@MENDNZ]

Note...President Kenyatta is on Forbes Rich List with $500 million US wealth

[@tommysolaceYT]

What does that have to do with the documentary?

[@MENDNZ]

@@tommysolaceYT wealth distribution ..

[@vxcvfyutube4957]

You sound ridiculous? Are you recommending some communism nonesense...we live in capitalistic society, so Pres. Kenyatta is not obliged to assist other than what his government mandate

[@lucywambugu9430]

@@vxcvfyutube4957 please keep quiet if you know nothing about this country.His family has plundered kenya's resources since independence.All that wealth is not LEGITIMATE!!!!!

[@humphreynjogu4784]

@@lucywambugu9430 you sound like a sore peasant.

[@itgamingke]

I just recommend going to the slums if you want to donate or help pay rents for the residents living there. Be careful of scammers when using the internet or a wireless services to send money or donate something for them support. I hope that helps y'all

[@wischmopps293]

If people would pay, prices would increase and all the ones without support would lose their place to live. Donations are a big part of what Afrika made the place it is today.. It takes away self responsibility and damages the economy.

[@duke_ofsakwa128]

Most of us grew up in similar circumstances, hardened us for these streets. Keep going.

[@wischmopps293]

And that is positive in which way?

[@blogusvox]

For a landlord enforcer, this guy speaks passable English. Life must be hard, having an education yet can't get a job better than a henchman.

[@princeofpersia3575]

All Kenyans speak good English or most of them cause it’s the second language

[@lizznjeri9231]

Actually just speaking good english is not a sign of a very high education.it could be just a basic high school education or even just 7 year s of primary education.

[@blogusvox]

@@lizznjeri9231 Who said anything about "very high education"? The fact that he learned to speak a language besides his native tongue suggest he got some schooling.

[@blogusvox]

@@princeofpersia3575 Unless English is spoken at home, countries who have English as their 2nd language needs, at least, a high school education to be comprehensible.

[@blogusvox]

@Joppa Kolla Your snowflake comment is OT.

[@charlene6306]

Anybody genuinely wishing to help that lady directly. Speak to DW documentary the film makers. Dont be fooled by scammers here

[@DjvibezKe]

This documentary is so touching , Corruption and poor usage of available resources is the cause .

[@stephenr80]

I like this documentary shows a good businessman there are many hardworking fellas out there

[@marietaylor5174]

That was so heartbreaking to watch! I wish that I could send some assistance directly to that older lady. Lord have mercy!!!!

[@allthingsfarida3378]

i can find her for you

[@Truthful7777]

The only solution is in Christ.

[@Sam-pn2kc]

same i would give her 200 euros

[@geoffrey5161]

@@Truthful7777 lol

[@Truthful7777]

@@geoffrey5161 I don’t say this but scripture ie word of God.

[@misterBEAST466]

One of life hacks while living in slums is to lock your door with two padlocks. Landlords lock won't get a space

[@chaichai12005]

I hope the DW crew ended up chipping in to help out Agnes

[@kimistyshariff972]

Heart wrenching story. Our Kenyan leaders have a lot to atone to. Increased salaries for government offficials but no relief to the mwananchi

[@thornyback]

This is unfortunately how human existence has been throughout history until the advancements of 20th century. This used to be life in London, Paris, Berlin and Beijing. The people that act like modern prosperity should be the norm everywhere are disregarding the time it has taken prosperous places to become prosperous. My country went from extreme poverty to great wealth in 80 years and that was only achievable with help from the outside and because there are so few people here in a land full of resources that only modern technology could tap into.

[@Missieartitudetv]

I relate to this ,We have alot of kids who need help ,from school fees to school uniform,to pads , food and other basic needs generally ,i run a fries business around the ghetto and having this little kids always calling on me breaks my heart .Hugely bc most of the times they need more than I can offer .I'm calling out to anyone who can assist .help the people around you, no matter how little or big Let's learn how to love and care for each other.

[@TheSlymccoy]

Now do one about the slumlords in New York City....

[@lucywangare7029]

Hapo sasa, they only want to show the poorest side of Africa and not with goodwill.

[@petermangara5343]

Lucy wangare, what is our mainstream media doing? At least DW is trying to expose some rot, what about NTV, Citizen and the rest? All I used to see in those channels is BBI and other political shit - things that don't matter.

[@nicolemwithaga6956]

@@petermangara5343 oooh, yes! They are busy with things that don't even make sense.

[@humbulanimulaudzi7185]

@@petermangara5343 Tell me about it...whenever I watch those Shows its all about Three People - Former PM - Vice President and The President

[@py-sk4dn]

The west cannot show the rot in there own nation no no no its called white man supremacy.

[@mohaafrica4995]

Omg!!!!..The struggle is real,from today I'll stop complaining and appreciate what I have in life.

[@shazkhalid9070]

DW please hire me to translate your interviews, sounds like Google translate was used.

[@fredrickrari9338]

Kwanza hapo kwa mashere😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shazkhalid9070]

😂 seriously

[@nomad9338]

This landlord was one of the worst specimens of humanity. Total narcissist.

[@siavashzia8043]

It's a real shame for humanity

[@coraandhernicebangs7703]

@DW i am just curious. Did you help her out with her rent after the interview? I know it's a band aid solution but its nothing but a spare change if converted to euro

[@kensuccii]

This lady agnes should be the focal point of this documentary she is living rough despite her age i think something has to be done to rescue her from this kind of life.

[@CedroneTravels]

I agree--I’m helping a young guy in Nairobi now start a produce cart. Try to find more about Agnes

[@wasimmohammed3008]

Salary of 1 dollor per day... rent of 30 dollars per month... god help these ppl

[@bakarisagna554]

This is a great documentary, thanks DW

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Bakari Sagna, thanks for watching!

[@iamfoundationint]

@@DWDocumentary how do I get Agnes contact number?

[@nigelingaritv6596]

​@@iamfoundationintcan't get her number for sure but I do know that area

[@user-kd5zg5ht2i]

As a native swahili speaker, they ar not doing justices with the translation

[@cutdepiefails6596]

Are they softening or exaggerating?

[@ixtxk]

nah!!!the translation is in point

[@waryaawariiri1812]

It is always like that. They were not correct some of the Somali translations of their other videos about Somalia and Somalis.

[@rebeccaasiyo9820]

Stop lying he's translating well

[@b-790]

Listen closely at 11.39 - Slum Landlord says he forgives the weak who cannot pay rent but translation is different

[@bebe03]

DW, we live in the times of godundme and etransfers. There is no reason you cannot obtain a certified contact and share it with viewers who want to help. There is no excuse. I want to help pay for the 57 year old woman and anyone else in that slum and you’re the only one who knows how to contact them! You need to do more to allow your viewers to HELP!

[@1musichombre]

@DW could not run that, and even to farm it out requires them to pick winners and losers as to which Charity or Group to Support. However, we could come together and do it. We could do it if we put our minds to it.

[@solomonchege2986]

There are MAAANY request for how to help .. how to help that lady bla bla....But DW may understand that some little fleeting sympathy feelings ... forgotten in an hour ... solves NOTHING of the big picture. 1000 USD collected for Agness before we go to another vide will not change her life at all. So DW just goes on to do their business - make documentaries.

[@jarome6963]

Love the awareness

[@monicack523]

Heartbreaking !

[@joannemadden7449]

I feel deeply ashamed, yes I have had a hard life but this poor woman is only one year older than me and the worry shows on her face. How can these young men hurt or throw out people, this could just as easily be their parents. I am so sad for her situation

[@lagat05]

Hey dear

[@nowaskmehow]

Timely, stunning and brave, essential viewing.

[@user-zq9xh4rc3c]

and THIS is why they will never change.

[@bellaolum9768]

I always say it is better to live in the countryside and do some farming and small business. Rather than to live this undignified life. Most Kenyans have ancestral land, I have never understood this mentality of crowding in city slums!

[@louvendran7273]

Remember people need cash to buy consumer goods as most people have been westernised in some form. In order to live exclusively off the land, one must go off the grid. People want a better life for them and their children access to medical care and western type education. They need money for these things, that's why they move to the cities looking for work to sustain this. Unfortunately when the majority are paid slave labour rates this is the consequence.

[@bellaolum9768]

@@louvendran7273 It is a very difficult way of life

[@jzilla1234]

Many were dispossessed when the British took their land. Then they put the land in the name of white settlers when they left. And then in the names of the friends of white settlers when they left or in the hands of large farming companies

[@georgetastoica3761]

These families are forced to move to the city for kids to attend to schools ! This is the reason ...

[@bellaolum9768]

@@georgetastoica3761 there are schools all over the country

[@thecross8250]

I lived in Mathare's Bonde area during a certain phase of my life. It was not the best I desired but life put me here. I really wanted to get out so hard, no support no network no nothing. Sadly enough, I saw many NGOs setting up but no major impact on livelihoods here. There's so much untapped potential among the youngins there. I hope one day I'll be able to do something meaningful for my hood. Jah Bless. Great coverage DW👊

[@superliegebeest544]

Those NGOs do nothing if they solve the problems they aren't needed anymore so they will never improve anything.

[@KevinDeLaNoy]

8 months late but I'm just curious on the view of an insider. What do you think the NGOs are doing wrong, and what could they do to make stuff better instead? My initial thought was to go there and build a school.. But I guess it really needs to be a community driven venture, otherwise it will just be another white man coming and doing charity (I guess?)

[@QOOQ8808]

NGOs ni scam. They collect Billions of Dollars "to help poor Africans" and then spend 95% of the money on conferences, hotels, salaries and airfare in Europe and America. Tunafaa kuwatupa nje. Making money on our misery.

[@wholexam7547]

@@KevinDeLaNoy from an insider's perspective, I am where I am because of an NGO. Although many of them are known to be cash cows for the directors . Only 20% of the cash is actual help for the dwellers, the rest is enjoyed amongst the hierarchy

[@tech9auto223]

I feel for the poor lady I wish I could help I'd happily buy materials and build her a decent shack

[@letsbehonest4221]

Lack of self pride is a big issue..

[@brendandbrass1161]

I hope you guys help Agnes. It breaks my heart.

[@skyplanet4081]

The one criminal says: "This is Africa" In his mind I don't know what Africa means....? Because of terrible corrupt politicians the rich Africa become a worthless place for human, it's a sad reality 😢

[@geffeniz]

I learnt to say "this is Africa until we build a new one"

[@nimukim5999]

When were you last here? Don't make worthless sweeping statement about things you know nothing about, thanks.

[@janendegwa5462]

The people in the slums have land in the villages some want to continue living in someones house for free if times are hard you're supposed to go to your village which is what land lords have been telling them

[@nimukim5999]

@@janendegwa5462 Not everyone has a village to go to. Secondly, due to this pandemic, many pple lost their jobs and are struggling to survive. This landlord is a creep.

[@janendegwa5462]

@@nimukim5999 why are you struggling like that Granny she has a husband ,I bet they have a village very few people have no village to go to the only residents of mathare who have no village are descendants of mau mau thats the village they own and IDPs,losing your job is the reason you go back to the village

[@FreshtexBlackman]

That landlord looks like he's suffering more than his tenants, "30 houses" he says he owns, ok.

[@trefens5635]

Lol anyone who has lived in a slum will tell you that the landlords never "dress" up. In fact, they go to great lengths to dress even worse than their tenants and remain inconspicuous and unless you need to, you won't ever know who they are or how much they're worth.

[@anwaraminm417]

the poor old woman breaks my heart

[@TuneinR]

Kenya....hahahaha this is sad.This country is sitting on a land mine.Looking at Nairobi from the sky,one may think all is well.The nairobi skyscrapers is helping to hide the destitution below.

[@entropicpedro]

The skyscrapers don't hide anything, unless uko westy,

[@StudioQM]

Housing problems are not a reserve of Kenya. Even the richest countries in the world have the same issue.

[@wambuialice957]

Well said

[@TuneinR]

@@StudioQM That is a typical french cameroonian thinking.

[@Bojan_V]

Wow. Human cruelty and ignorance is so evil! This is the first time i've heard about this "slumlords". Horrible!

[@mosesmukira4267]

When you hear that tell him hello for me

[@skrillapaperbwoy6402]

akikuja say hello huyu jamaa ni hatari

[@gollwand]

What a bizarre lack of logic. If someone has no money, using violence is not going to magically make them have money. FFS.

[@CW-pf3zh]

Did that Kikuyu brotha actually call pangas "macheres"! 😁😁😁

[@mwaikariithi6317]

😂😁😅

[@orchid2407]

🤣😂🤣 that was deep!

[@warrenarnold]

Nilifikiria ni mimi pekee nimeskia😝😝😝

[@antonymuigai4308]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Perception_]

The one's that are right next to you are the one's that are the most willing to exploit you no matter who we are. What happens in these slums isn't anything new. The behavior is the same. Most people are afraid of what other people think, and that fear alone will make most people turn their anger and frustration against the one's next to them instead of standing up for themself. The most cowardly people always act as if they are there for you, except that is manipulation. This is why the one that is the most important to trust in this world, is oneself.

[@zarkasiasnawi3832]

It so sad, for that mom😭

[@wayando]

Likely a grandma

[@Alex_McFarland]

Being a landlord isn't a job, what a joke

[@betrihaki3884]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="369">6:09</a> that broke my heart. I feel so sorry for the woman.

[@omaniboaz]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="24">0:24</a> Ati macheres 😂

[@ninja-wy6we]

Coming to a country near you and just don't know how to change from being violence and being poor.

[@luizsakwa2150]

While this is true representation of the situation, a lot is lost in the interpretation.

[@valentinemartha5739]

Well Said

[@natly3123]

Please provide a more believable interpretation - because propaganda is a universal language

[@Multipurposetvviralvideoscom]

True

[@symontemplar1418]

The landlord uses modes of violence to get monies owed. Clear and vivid. What, pray tell, is lost in translation???

[@crimsonlightbinder]

@@symontemplar1418 so? I can guarantee he is not going with a machete after the 57-year old granny, but he will go after the one that partied with drinks the previous night but in the morning is telling him he doesn't have money for rent. Did you not hear that some tenants haven't paid for 5 months? He is basically doing a public service which isn't done by anyone. Luiz Sakwa is correct, but you Symon are a sheltered ignorant tool which doesn't have the slightest idea how the world works

[@DaRunTingsCrew]

Even in poverty, someone of these women are truly beautiful.

[@Sniper-iu5py]

wtf LMAO

[@shauncameron8390]

You just love that poverty porn, right?

[@emart6156]

Trying to draw blood from stone. 😢

[@marc8485]

Felt so sad for the old lady she should be retired by now

[@crimsonlightbinder]

really? Is a woman at the age of 57 retired in France, or Germany, or UK ?

[@evelinholmes6401]

@@crimsonlightbinder in European countries women don’t ha o sit on the corner to beg for work. Depends where you work and what you do some can retire at 55 years of age. You can’t even compare a European women with an African women. Look she looking after so ma children. No running water or electricity can age you mentally real fast. No.I am lucky where I was born and would not trade to live in a severely poor country. I hope and pray that all these tremendously poor countries have better governments to help these extremely poor people and fight corruption.

[@jzk2020]

To be fair, he seems like a reasonable man that's trying to make a living and provide a service that is affordable. Even with the price being just £30 per month.... it will take him 5 years to get his money back. He isn't really trying to scam people, he's just making lemonade out of the sour lemons he's got to work with.

[@solomonchege2986]

Thanks Lincoln ... i had to scroll this far to get some sympathy for the 'slumlord' - just another kinda-honest man investing meagre heard earned CAPITAL in a very tough place with very sketchy Return on Investment. Chege is scantly better than his tenants - if at all.

[@wischmopps293]

5 year amortisation for real estate is laughable low. That shows that the prices are pretty high. 30 might sound like for you, but not for them.

[@crimsonlightbinder]

@@wischmopps293 can you hear yourself? this is not some High-rise london apartment leased for 10 years. These are some shacks where one month you get the rent, 5 month you dont

[@notenrique666]

BLOODY HELL! This is saddening. Never knew this part of Nairobi even existed.

[@manasseoloo2444]

The guy should be reported to Kenya Revenue Authority this clip should be forwarded to KRA, I know the guy doesn't pay any taxes, they should visit him soon

[@vxcvfyutube4957]

Wacha wivu boss

[@spookydookme1138]

*THEY PROBABLY WILL ... TO TAKE A BRIBE.*

[@kwambydee187]

@@vxcvfyutube4957 sio wivu....non tax payers should pay.I pay taxes.

[@manasseoloo2444]

@@vxcvfyutube4957 uwivu gani Kwa mtu anatuma wezi kutisha tenant.

[@manasseoloo2444]

@@vxcvfyutube4957 uwivu gani Kwa mtu anatuma wezi kutisha tenant.

[@williamngigi6234]

Grew up in that Area know all those machete guys... Life is not easy but through my knowledge(yani kuwa mjanja n thinking differently) i managed to get a job as a cleaner at Jomo kenyatta international airport and am making a living at least.

[@warrenarnold]

Hustle lazima bro, kama kawa👊👊

[@williamngigi6234]

BorisH.. Thank you

[@imperator692]

Life wouldn't be as hard if we ditched the corrupt capitalist system we have and implement socialism. Look up the Communist Party of Kenya

[@marem3038]

Poor family planning,6 to 7 kids that you can’t provide for.

[@andrewmacdonald3078]

Life can be so sad. So many people that have it all fail to appreciate it. While others have nothing at all and no-one to help. It's clear man does not have the answers to his problems.

[@jamalkhedira2398]

*KENYANS SHOULD REJECT **#BBI* LIFE WILL BE MORE WORSE

[@m.wangare9087]

Wacha kuleta siasa hapa nkt

[@mustolourien5823]

It's not a matter of rejecting or not, it's already been decided.

[@rebeccaasiyo9820]

Yaani umeleta Bbi huku Dw?

[@jamaafulani6812]

Kaaagura... yaaani hustler pia mushaa leta huku??

[@nancydrew1882]

8 ppl in a one room shack and yet they’re still breeding! Poor ppl will NEVER learn! Yes. I know what I’m talking about because that how I grew up in squalor because of my parents’ stupidity!!! It’s 2021, the cycle needs to be broken!!!

[@Johnny24rs]

Exactly. I mean, if I wouldn't have a stable financial situation, I wouldn't even think about making children

[@kyledennis2564]

Some but not all.

[@kenmuteshtv8532]

Kudos Very Well documented, Please bring more of this DW.

[@lemongrass7455]

this hurts my heart

[@Belonging85]

Kenya is a beautiful country and its people are warriors and strugglers, i've seen it my self when i visited them late 2020, I feel sad to see them go and have a hard life like this. A beautiful documentary as usual from DW

[@lttan2867]

The poor will alway's in the receiving end regardless which country you're from.

[@rener351]

This reporters are able to pinpoint the problem but do nothing to denounce it. Bravo. Continue feeding these criminals with more free publicity.

[@bilalmomin7896]

very heart broken.evrywhere poors are suffering .god save them

[@Jennylittleprincess]

this guy doesn't even see nothing wrong with it 😂🤭

[@LuchadorMasque]

He just doesnt care. He has to eat too.

[@louvendran7273]

"This is the way"

[@edster8416]

This is not charity. He still need to eat too. He does his job like clockwork like everyone does. Just instead of banks lawyering up. He takes matter on his own hands.

[@extremepsyche3135]

@@edster8416 ikr - he manages a business in a very corrupt area where the police takes bribes to operate. It takes a savvy entrepreneur to survive in those conditions.

[@entropicpedro]

He has to eat too

[@joewambugu2397]

Agnes is raising her children's children. Just my thoughts

[@wayando]

Very likely. Still, her children seem to be producing alot of offspring ...

[@romepasaporte9815]

Was wondering too and afraid to comment

[@jemimawalubengo7623]

Its about time the government legalized ,family planning

[@wayando]

@@jemimawalubengo7623 ... Where is it illegal? ... Condoms are free, morning after is $1, long term contraceptive $10.

[@kroooassant9899]

How in the world does it make sense living in these conditions to get 7+ childs? Do they ever honestly look for the kids future? I have strong doubts thinking about it.

[@filibertogiron]

So the only person who plans and builds something is the villain.

[@shauncameron8390]

Exactly.

[@fredrickomondi1140]

I came from these places. No human is limited.

[@janedoe5510]

😊

[@fredrickomondi1140]

@@janedoe5510 ,whats up y are you smiling?

[@janedoe5510]

@@fredrickomondi1140 "No human is limited" I love that.

[@maxmakenzi]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="41">0:41</a> Big lie that Mathare is 800,000 people. The entire Machakos City is less than 500,000 people

[@DaxL_net]

It's cooked number due to aim to get more donor money for govt cartel.

[@maxmakenzi]

@@DaxL_net very true

[@myflight12]

@DW Documentary I just watched this documentary and would love to help Agnes In any way possible. Any idea how to do that?