After leaving Kisumu, I got a fairly cramped matatu on a terrible road to the Ugandan border. This was possibly the easiest border crossing yet, made especially easy by the fact that us Irish are one of the only European nations that don't have to pay the $50 visa fee. Thank you Fianna Fail, for whatever deal you strick with the equally corrupt Ugandan government. On a bit of a tangent - having read a couple of English language papers in Kenya and Uganda, it is incredible how many stories revolve around corrupt politicians and officials. It must be the subject matter of every third story. It's not that novel reading about this kind of stuff, but what was a bit unique was the story of the 14 year old Ugandan boy who was nearly lynched
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