Every early morning around 6:30 or 7:00 and then around 4:30 to 6:30, there are tons of Kenyans walking along the side of the roads. Everywhere. This is typical for Africa if you have been here but in Nairobi, where roads are packed with cars, with crazy drivers behind the wheel, it is a dangerous proposition.
evening time when people are walking home
The picture above doesn’t even do it justice – there are many along the roads, and usually without sidewalks on narrow crowded streets with cars wizzing by. Why doesn’t the government build sidewalks so people can safely walk? It boggles my mind. There is no transport system here with the exception of the matatus, the little VW buses that pack about 15 people in them for about 30 schillings a ride. Some have to walk for about 5 km to get the right matatu stop, then wait for an hour for the matatu, and then ride in a cramped matatu for about an hour to get to their job. Twice a day. Not easy.
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