[ speaking swahili ] art is a reflection of the community. mammito: well, what we did is to make art. we use it as a tool. geoff: so many stories have been told about kibera. simon: but they re negative stories. many organizations come here in kibera, they shoot videos and films talking about aids, drugs, you know, negative things about kibera. kamau: so you have a lot of documentary crews that come through here and film crews that come through here? geoff: they usually come here. kamau: so my question i have a question. are we assholes? [ laughter ] anthony: i was ready for that. kamau: we can talk around it. i feel like a white guy right now. you know what i mean? [ rooster crowing ] anthony: kibera is massive. around 172,000 people live here. a sprawling warren of homes, places of worship, and small
anthony: everybody needs a superhero. in kibera, nairobi s largest neighborhood, they make their own part of a project run by the maasai mbili art collective intended to empower kids who don t otherwise have much. simon: there s a swahili saying that says [ speaking swahili ] art is a reflection of the community. mammito: well, what we did is to make art. we use it as a tool. geoff: so many stories have been told about kibera. simon: but they re negative stories. many organizations come here in kibera, they shoot videos and films talking about aids, drugs, you know, negative things about kibera. kamau: so you have a lot of documentary crews that come through here and film crews that come through here? geoff: they usually come here. kamau: so my question i have a question.
documentary crews that come through here and film crews that come through here? geoff: they usually come here. kamau: so my question i have a question. are we assholes? [ laughter ] anthony: i was ready for that. kamau: we can talk around it. i feel like a white guy right now. you know what i mean? [ rooster crowing ] anthony: kibera is massive. around 172,000 people live here. kamau: and so here, as a person named kamau, i m not unique. all: yeah! geoff: it s a common name here. kamau: i ve waited all my life to be common. mammito: welcome home. i ll go and tell our forefathers you are here. kamau: thank you. thank you. [ laughter ] anthony: mammito eunice is a comedian. simon okuku, a musician, and geoff ochieng once voted kenya s funniest person are all using art to tell a new
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