A woman adjusts her leso (shawl) as she carries her sleeping son on her back. This is a common method of carrying children in Africa and it allows the mother to engage in other tasks while taking care of her infant. The photo is taken along a village path in Nyeri, Kenya.
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Anyone who lives in Nairobi very quickly comes into unpleasant contact with the Nairobi traffic chaos, especially when it rains.
Rain seems to terrify many motorists in the capital and I soon began to understand why when [...]
Walking is the most common mode of transport across Nairobi. About 47% of trips across the city are on foot. That contrasts with 29% using the Matutu (buses) and only 15.3% using motorized vehicles such as cars, taxi’s and trucks.
Walking can be very hazardous however, since the passion for construction disrupts most walkways and there [...]
Electricity lines run besides a road within Moi University outside Eldoret Town.
A wire is tied to a railing at a garden in Valley Road, Nairobi.
A woman awaits for public transportation near the “Technology Road” at Moi University near Eldoret.
A man pushes his bike along a path in Rongai, Kenya.
Two boys relaxing by the roadside point at the camera in Timboroa, Kenya.
A small bridge run over a river on a dirt road near Kapsabet, Kenya.
A girl pushes her bicycle on the way from a roadside market near Naivasha, Kenya.
A broken down Land Rover pick up truck along Lusaka Road in Nairobi.
Commuters at the Brook House Bus Stop in Langata board mini buses known as “matatus” heading for downtown Nairobi.
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