Slumdog Politics

Photos from Mathare, one of Nairobi's sprawling slums, where warlords, witches, and drug dealers stump for votes ahead of next month's election.

PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE KNOWLES-COURSIN | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Candidate Mwai Joel Kariuki (center), who is running to represent the Mabatini ward in Mathare, campaigns at a barbershop. Unable to compete in the game of handouts and bribes played by other more moneyed candidates, Kariuki sank his life savings into his campaign, hoping that his popularity and reputation as a hard-working entrepreneur will win him the seat. 

Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin