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Nowhere left to learn? The children of Kibera slum
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There are more than 50,000 children in Kibera, according to an NGO that has digitally mapped the slum
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Only a quarter of them go to Kibera's two government schools, according to NGO Map Kibera
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The remainder children attend some 330 informal schools - many were built by local residents and churches
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Peter Nyagesera, founder of Egesa Children’s Centre, says his school is now under threat
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The government plans to build a road through Kibera, which could demolish the school
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The government says the highway is necessary to decongest the rapidly-growing city
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But residents say the road's route was changed due to bribery by influential residents. The government denies this.
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10 schools could be bulldozed along with thousands of homes, churches, clinics and graveyards
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"If it was not for this centre... most kids would be roaming the streets," says Nyagesera
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He says that if residents can't stop the road, children may be back on the streets