Audio By Vocalize Motorists navigate a flooded road following heavy Friday evening downpour. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard] There is a peculiar kind of theatre unique to Nairobi that plays out daily, from the chaotic roundabouts of the central business district to the noise-filled estates on the periphery. We watch as county askaris descend upon hawkers in a flurry of flying vegetables and confiscated goods, only for the same stalls to reappear the moment the enforcement vehicles disappear. We see the barricades erected against pavement parking for a week, ignored for a month, and finally demolished to make way for the…
Author: By Steve Mwangi
Audio By Vocalize Motorists navigate a flooded road following heavy Friday evening downpour. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard] There is a peculiar kind of theatre unique to Nairobi that plays out daily, from the chaotic roundabouts of the central business district to the noise-filled estates on the periphery. We watch as county askaris descend upon hawkers in a flurry of flying vegetables and confiscated goods, only for the same stalls to reappear the moment the enforcement vehicles disappear. We see the barricades erected against pavement parking for a week, ignored for a month, and finally demolished to make way for the…