Jack Denton

3 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro

Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. When police shot and killed Kariaga’s brother, the young men took stock. “We said, ‘We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.’ Many of our friends had died,” said Kariaga, now 27. “I reflected on my life. I had to change.”Now the men have a social mission.

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Jack Denton

1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro

By JACK DENTON and DESMOND TIRO - Associated Press MATHARE, Kenya (AP) - Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the "gangster life" in Nairobi's Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. "We said, 'We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.' Many of our friends had died," said Kariaga, now 27. "I reflected on my life. I had to change."Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.

1 month ago | thecanadianpressnews.ca | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro

MATHARE, Kenya (AP) - Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the "gangster life" in Nairobi's Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. "We said, 'We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.' Many of our friends had died," said Kariaga, now 27. "I reflected on my life. I had to change."Now the men are farmers with a social mission.

1 month ago | whec.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro

MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga’s brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. “We said, ‘We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.’ Many of our friends had died,” said Kariaga, now 27. “I reflected on my life. I had to change.”Now the men are farmers with a social mission.