Flagging Down Traffic
A man flags down a matatu along a busy intersection in Nairobi on a wet day.
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A Dusty Conversation
Three ladies hold a conversation beside a dusty detour road near the small town of Molo.
I’m a BodaBoda Operator
Bodaboda (motorcycle taxis) operators in Naivasha town await customers on a Friday morning.
Slow Down
Kenya’s Ministry of Roads in conjunction with the European Union are running a public advertising campaign to reduce accidents on Kenyan roads. A bright yellow billboard in the outskirts of Naivasha urges motorists to drive slowly, “Believe me, you’ll get there Slow Down!” it reads.
Milk Delivery
A man on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway transports a can of milk to a depot for processing. A milk glut in Kenya has seen prices drop greatly affecting farmers and small scale producers in the industry.
Graffiti Wall
Children hang out by a soccer pitch next to a graffiti wall in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Mathare Valley is home for hundreds of thousands of Kenyans.
The Iron Snake
Railways are an important long-term solution to the transport challenges across Kenya and East Africa today. Right now, rail transport accounts for 0.4% of all journeys across the Capital city Nairobi.
As in Japan, railway construction and environmental concerns should attract more investment in the railway system. It also tackles issues of punctuality and affordability if [...]
Motor Bikes in Kenya
Motorcycles are not as popular as you would imagine in Kenya, several reasons for this but the chief reason is cost. An lower cost solution to this can be found in Nairobi in the form of the home-made motorized bike.
Bicycle are fitted with engines, typically from a Japanese company Adtec sold in downtown Nairobi by bike [...]
Waiting in Vain
A security guard’s chair seats empty at an apartment complex in Nairobi’s Yaya neighborhood.
Prospering Against All Odds
Young transplanted mangrove trees grow in a tract of land that has faced heavy deforestation in Kinango near the Kenya Coast. In a measure to combat this, the Kenya Forestry Service planted young mangroves with a 90% failure rate due to poor soil nutrients. A different species was introduced in the area and it has [...]
From the Market
A girl pushes her bicycle on the way from a roadside market near Naivasha, Kenya.
Stuck in Transit
A broken down Land Rover pick up truck along Lusaka Road in Nairobi.
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