Breakdown: On the side of the road

In Nairobi security guards were everywhere. Neighborhoods had gates with guards and the walls around the neighborhoods had broken glass or razor wire on top. Businesses had guards at the front door. The cops carried AK-47's. The police made check points by dragging logs with giant spikes in them across the road. This made vehicles slow down and drive through the barriers in a "S" pattern. We cleared the city with its traffic and about an hour later one of our buses blew a coolant hose.

It was warm so we all got off the bus and looked around. The British left Kenya in 1963. Many of the things the British built have deteriorated since their departure. Check out the telephone poles with no wires in the picture above. Almost every road, town, bridge or city that we visited showed signs of decay. Decay of something that was nicer in the past but was presently wasting away.

Children showed up to see what was going on. We took pictures of them we turned the cameras around to show them the picture. They were amazed. Most of the children we had contact with had never seen themselves before. They did not have mirrors at home so they had no idea what they looked like.

The children were grazing their sheep. They would have to walk for miles to find a spot where their sheep could find something to eat. Some times they would not even go home for days.