A stall in town

'What about the boy? He might be hungry...'

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May 1st 2007
Mambo! That, for your information, is the cool way of saying Jambo (hello). It is the equivalent of saying “wassup?” The common answer to this greeting is “Poa,” but we prefer “Freshi!” Clearly these Kiswahili lessons are paying off if I can understand homie talk! Actually, my Swahili is pretty terrible: last night at dinner I asked for wealth instead of rice. For some reason they we ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Coast Province

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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more