My buddy was walking around downtown Nairobi and snapped this picture of some political graffiti.
I think this pretty accurately represents the feeling of young Kenyans towards the old fogeys who run their country.
Graffiti in Downtown Nairobi
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Corruption in Our Midst
Today, while driving up Wayaki Way to work, I saw a matatu driver reach out his window and wedge a folded up 50 shilling note under his door handle; he was anticipating being stopped at the semi-regular police traffic stop near Mountain View (about 10 kilometers outside of Nairobi).
As I imagine it’s quite hard to picture, I took a few minutes to recreate the scenario in the Sarit Center parking lot…
50 Kenyan Shillings is only about 75 US cents, but if you imagine that the cops stop hundreds of people in a day… wow. And that’s only at that ONE check point, out of hundreds of other ones operating on any given day in Kenya.
Ankole Cattle at the ILRI Farm
I walk past this paddock all the time, but today I noticed something special: Ankole cattle. This breed of cattle, native to East Africa and known for its peculiarly large horns, is absolutely beautiful.
I remember seeing them years ago when I was driving through Uganda. Little did I know I would come to work in the International Livestock Research Institute and be surrounded by scientists studying to understand, improve, and protect indigenous breeds of cattle like these Ankole!