Kibaki offers new hope to Kenya's poor

Kibaki offers new hope to Kenya’s poor

? The advice to visitors to Nairobi is comprehensive. "Don't wind down the windows in your vehicle, don't carry any valuables, don't stop to talk to street children when you're walking around. Don't stay in the River Road area and don't go anywhere in the centre on foot at night."

The advice to visitors to Nairobi is comprehensive. “Don’t wind down the windows in your vehicle, don’t carry any valuables, don’t stop to talk to street children when you’re walking around. Don’t stay in the River Road area and don’t go anywhere in the centre on foot at night.”

The list is pretty impressive and by no means unjustified. Beset by rising violent crime, the city has long been nicknamed “Nairobbery” by locals and visitors, and makes Johannesburg feel safe by comparison.

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