When the Marigoini community was bulldozed in 2009, we decided to visit the Kenya Railways Managing Director to ask why the company had thrown people off the land. After we made it very clear to them that what they were doing was illegal under international law, they agreed to let those evicted go back and consult residents properly about their plans.

This approach of confrontation and solidarity proved very effective, so people said ‘let’s do it again’. That’s how the Rapid Response Team (RRT) was born. Today, it’s a grassroots movement with over 1,000 members – 99% are from Nairobi’s slums. It’s a movement of men and women, the old and young. Many have either been forcibly evicted or live with the threat of it happening at any time.

Meet some of the people Naomi works with in Nairobi’s Deep Sea slum – including Diana Nyakowa, who is featured on the front cover of WIRE September/October –

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