[1][2] In 2009 it was estimated to be the fourth largest slum in Nairobi, after Kibera, Mathare Valley and Mukuru kwa Njenga.

[2] An informal council of elders and chieftaincy, like that found in much of Kenya, also provides land and housing for some widows and others in greater need.

In 2004 the Zambian diplomat Osward Banda was murdered and his five-year-old son, tied to his dead father, was left in his car in a Korogocho street.

The area has been singled out by officials because of high illegal drug and alcohol abuse, and had an estimated 14% HIV infection rate in 2008.

Slums, covering only 5% of Nairobi, provide homes for 2.5 million Kenyans, well over half the city's entire population.

However, an election was due in November 2010 but the current members refused to stand down and have turned themselves into a Community Based Organization (CBO), unlawfully, since the money they control is not for their personal use.

Although the KRC was set up to be a representative body for Koch residents, the Committee has, over the last two years, turned into a corrupt organization headed by self-interested individuals who wield significant power because of the large amounts of money and resources they have access to.

One example is Komb Green Solutions, a community-based organization funded in 2017 to engage youth in improving the environment of the community.

[21] A group of young men formed Suluhu Hub in 2018 to create short films about life in Korogocho.

The academy has brought fame to the informal settlement for winning against FC Barcelonas U11 team in a European elite tournament in 2015.

At least fifteen men died in one incident at the end of 2007,[26][27] when ethnic and political divisions resulted in rioting and battles with the police.