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Bismarck Rock

Bismarck Rock

Boats docked near a market on Lake Victoria in Mwanza with the Bismarck Rock in the background.

Want Some Maize?

Want Some Maize?

A man roasts maize besides a road in Nairobi’s Kariobangi South neighborhood.

Rock City

Rock City

A view of part of Lake Victoria from downtown Mwanza. Nicknamed “Rock City”, Mwanza is the second largest city in Tanzania. It is located in the Northwest of the country and is a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the surrounding Mwanza Region.

Rock City

Rock City

A section of the city of Mwanza in North West Tanzania, by Lake Victoria. Nicknamed “Rock City”, Mwanza is the second largest city in Tanzania. It is located in the Northwest of the country and is a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the surrounding Mwanza Region.

Twin Ride

Twin Ride

Two children ride at the back of a motorcycle within the Kampala City limits.

Destroyed Illegal Settlements

Destroyed Illegal Settlements

Former residents of a group of illegal structures await transportation in order to move to temporary housing after what was once their homes we torn down by the Nairobi City Council on the night of December 16th, 2009.

In Case of Fire In A Foreign Land

In Case of Fire In A Foreign Land

Maybe it’s time to start praying.

Carefully grab key

Make haste slowly

Evacuate

Staying low

Making sure always

To keep eye on door

If unable to leave room

Make every effort to notify

Someone

Making sure not to shout

Shouting will not help

One more thing:

If doorknob is hot

Do not open door.

Now you remember this is not you land

Now hear the sound of coming fire

I told you [...]

Destroyed Illegal Settlements

Destroyed Illegal Settlements

Former residents of a group of illegal structures pick through the debris of what was once their homes after the Nairobi City Council tore down the structures on the night of December 16th, 2009.

Somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff

Somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff

somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff

somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff 
not my poems or a dance i gave up in the street
 but somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff

like a kleptomaniac workin hard & forgettin while stealin
 this is mine/this aint yr stuff/
now why don’t you put me [...]

Destroyed Illegal Settlements

Destroyed Illegal Settlements

Former residents of a group of illegal structures pick through the debris of what was once their homes after the Nairobi City Council tore down the structures on the night of December 16th, 2009.

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