Bakee Mtaani

Bakee Mtaani uses the game of basketball as a tool to address socio-economic challenges faced by the youth in Nairobi's informal settlements by providing access to courts for fun, team-building, and engagement.

Via the program, the courts provide safe spaces for the youth to showcase their talents[4] and to interact, keeping them preoccupied and hence reducing the chances of engaging in social vices such as crime, prostitution, drug & substance abuse.

The first Pilot full-size Basketball Court was constructed and launched in November 2020, at Gatina Primary School in Kawangware, Dagoretti North Constituency.

[5] A year later, the second one was launched[6] in the same constituency[7] at the Holy Ghost Mission (HGM) Primary School in Riruta, Kawangware, four months after its groundbreaking.

[8][9][10][11][12] Construction of the fourth courth was announced in May 2022[13] in Humama Grounds, Komarock, in Kayole, following a partnership with eatery KFC.,[14][15][16][17] and unveiled two months later, in July 2023.