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The making of a community organizer

The making of a community organizer

Update: 2022-02-18
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Kamau Wairuri hosts Billian Okoth Ojiwa (@BillianOjiwa) to discuss his work as a community organiser in Kenya. Billian is the founder of the Billian Music Family, a community building organisations based in Mathare in Nairobi. Hosting a population of over 500,000 people, Mathare is one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi.
They discuss Billian’s childhood in Mathare, his early music career, and his eventual shift towards community organising work. We discuss the work his organisation has been doing to improve people’s lives in Mathare. They also discuss his efforts to engage in electoral politics and the price he has had to pay for this.
For any comments, questions, as well as guest and topic recommendations, please reach out to the host on email: Kamau.wairuri@outlook.com
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The making of a community organizer

The making of a community organizer

Kamau Wairuri