(WRITTEN ON DECEMBER 2011) NAIROBI LIFE: ANNONYMOUS LETTER TO A FICTITIOUS COUSIN If you thought coming to Nairobi for a holiday is fun, then think again. I know you grew up being told that Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya but you are wrong. Let me imagine how you will be preparing yourself for the so called ‘vacation’. Back in the village some days before you head for the city, you will boast and tease your fellows who will naturally envy your twist of events. And so they will think that you are going to meet with the most popular of Kenyans whom they only manage to hear on radio about. But unfortunately that’s far from the truth. When you come expect to be warmly welcomed by a chain of rude shocks. Maybe I should give you an idea about what you should expect: 1) Roads and Highways. Before entering the town you will be greeted by traffic jam some few kilometers from the city. Keep in mind that there are a lot of car...
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