Kenya: Nairobi – HealthyFoodAfrica

Why Is Our Street Food Still Unsafe – And What Can We Do?

Food Safety Manual marking the World Food Safety Day 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. Globally, approximately 600 million people fall ill after eating food contaminated by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances and 420,000 die every year. Each year on June 7, the world commemorates World Food Safety Day to raise awareness about the importance of […]

Food Safety Training Manual for Street Food Vendors

APHRC has published The Food Safety Training Manual for Street Food Vendors that is targeted to county governments, health officers, training institutions, and civil society organizations working to transform food systems across Kenya. The manual is expected to enhance the overall safety and reputation of the street food sector and protect consumers’ health.

Empowering Street Food Vendors for a Safer Future: Is Food Safety Achievable or Is it an Oxymoron?

The right to food is a fundamental human right, enshrined in many national constitutions and international declarations. The Constitution of Kenya, enacted in 2010, specifically affirms this right in Article 43 (1) (c): “Every person has the right to be free from hunger and to have adequate food of acceptable quality.” This underscores the importance […]

A few years later: Transforming Nairobi’s informal settlements through urban farming

A few years later… By David Osogo, African Population and Health Research Center Shakur Njeru, a community leader in Nairobi’s Viwandani informal settlement, has become a Twitter sensation with his regular tweets about the Kansoul Farm, as they fondly refer to their Urban Farming Training and Resource Center. Shakur leads the Viwandani Comprehensive […]

Capacity Strengthening session in Viwandani. Community organized groups were trained on production of organic manure.

Evidence to action: A glimpse into the journey of the Food Systems Lab in Nairobi

David Osogo, Maureen Gitagia, Allan Musumba Antonina Mutoro and Elizabeth Kimani-Murage Nairobi. This year, the African Population and Health Research Center that operates the HealthyFoodAfrica project’s Food System Lab in Nairobi, is celebrating 20 years of existence. Over the years, researchers have generated a lot of evidence on the food and nutrition security situation in […]

Improving nutrition and livelihoods of vulnerable populations in informal settlements of Nairobi

Through production of healthy diverse food, HealthyFoodAfrica’s Food System Lab activities in Nairobi will contribute to improved access to and consumption of safe, diverse and nutritious foods by vulnerable populations in the informal settlements, including children and women. Authors: David Osogo, Maureen Gitagia, Allan Musumba, Antonina Mutoro and Elizabeth Kimani-Murage The final decade of achieving […]

FSL Nairobi builds the capacity of community organized groups in innovative urban farming and agribusiness

HealthyFoodAfrica’s Food System Lab Nairobi aims to promote small-scale crop and livestock farming by supporting women and youth community organized groups in Korogocho and Viwandani slums in Nairobi. In fall 2021 a one-week training was organized for 25 selected groups. Authors: Everlyn Kasina, Antonina Mutoro, David Osogo, Faith Kathoka, Maureen Gitagia, Florence Sipalla, Michelle Mbuthia, […]

Promoting access to nutritious food in Nairobi urban poor settings

Malnutrition remains a serious public health challenge in slums of Nairobi. Malnutrition is attributable to limited access to adequate, safe and nutritious food. Evidence generated by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) points to high levels of food insecurity and undernutrition especially among young children, women and adolescents in Korogocho and Viwandani slums in Nairobi.