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On 30th April 2026, two boys were burned alive by a mob in Kahawa West. Their alleged crime? Phone snatching. For a few hours, the videos and photos spread across social media. Angry comments followed. Some people celebrated it. Others shook their heads and moved on. Nairobi has become used to these stories. But I could not move on. Because those boys reminded me of one of the first pro bono cases I ever took. His name was Sila. Sila came from Mathare. He was fast, unbelievab

Kitonyi is the firstborn in a family of six in Mathare. He has just finished Form Four. That alone feels like an achievement. In his home, survival has always come before dreams. His father works at the dumpsite, sorting through waste under the hot sun for whatever little he can earn in a day. His mother sells illicit brew, not because she is proud of it, but because hunger does not wait for legal options. Between them, they manage to keep the family going, barely. Some days