Makena Onjerika introduces us to the slum children of Nairobi.

Focus on Africa begins our series of Caine Prize finalists. Kenyan Makena Onjerika's story Fanta Blackcurrant, is about Meri, one of a group of slum children - the so-called chokoraas - as they navigate life on the streets of Nairobi.

(Photo: writer Makena Onjerika. Credits: MAKENA ONJERIKA)