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They do sleep there…

By Alan on October 27, 2010

So it turns out the refugees down the street are refugees and they do sleep there on the side of the road. Call me naïve, but it wasn’t always obvious to me (and nobody has explained any of this to me). I’ve seen bunches of them come and go pretty regularly since I moved to [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged Burundi, Church Road, Congo, Food, IOM, Kenya, Kinshasa, Kiswahili, Nairobi, rain, refugee, sheng, UNHCR, Westlands | 3 Responses

Kenyan cops getting busted

By Alan on October 8, 2010

I’m not entirely sure whether this is hilarious, sad, or just ironic: last week a few cops got caught taking bribes from matatus by the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC). It was apparently a sting operation, complete with fake notes, undercover operatives, cameras, etc. For better or worse, the ordeal was caught on tape: The [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Rants | Tagged bribe, cops, Corruption, ILRI, KACC, karau, Kenya, Kiswahili, matatu, Nairobi, Police, Rant, sheng, Swahili, Uthiru, Westlands, work | 2 Responses

Things I say on the streets of Nairobi

By Alan on August 23, 2010

Sometimes I’m amazed how much random stuff comes out of my mouth when I’m walking around Nairobi. I’m terrible at conversational Swahili, but it seems like I always have a quip ready to throw back at someone who shouts at me on the street. Here are some I’ve used recently: “Jina langu si John” (my [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged Kenya, Kiswahili, matatu, Mtalii, Nairobi, sheng, stage, Swahili, Taxi, The Mall, Walking, Westlands | 3 Responses

Mzungu!

By Alan on June 22, 2010

It’s something I’ve been battling with since I came to Kenya in 2007. This evening I was walking through Uthiru after work and some kids saw me and shouted, “Mzungu!” You’d think I’d be used it by now but alas, even after two years of living in Tala and hearing kids shout that and more [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Rants | Tagged ILRI, Jackie Chan, Kenya, Kiswahili, Mzungu, Nairobi, Rant, sheng, Swahili, Uthiru, Westlands | 10 Responses

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