Water Bottles in Kenya

The slums of Nairobi and water worth its weight in gold: how modern Kenya lives Children's writer Karen Blixen, whose book is based on the Oscar-winning film Out of Africa, said that if you want to know Kenya, you have to drive at least half the country. Following her advice, our author has built his route in her footsteps, from Nairobi to Mombasa. Here water is so valued that the capital is called Ewasao-Nairobi - "cold water". There is practically no public transport here. At the same time, Kenya, which gained independence only 60 years ago, today has become one of the most dynamically developing countries in Africa. Conquering Nature: See 7 Mighty Dams Named the most powerful passport in the world. Guess the citizens of which country are eligible for 193 visa-free destinations The countries of the world were ranked according to the level of danger: guess which one was in 1st place It is impossible to get to know this country in just one week, but the attempt is not tortu Water Bottles in Kenya re: I decided not only to follow the advice of Karen Blixen and cross half the country, but also literally paved the route in the footsteps of her journey “Out of Africa”. The distance from the center of Kenya to the coast of the Indian Ocean is approximately 500 kilometers. By bus it takes eight hours, in a straight line, by train five. My journey took eight days. The flight Moscow-Dubai and Dubai-Nairobi took only 13 hours. In the early December morning, I set foot on the land of Africa, and, leaving my things at the hotel, immediately went to "slam" (as the slums are called here). Travel agencies are advised to avoid such places. There have been cases when tourists who were lured into slums by "gray guides" returned from them naked, without money, and especially impudent - with broken ribs. Therefore, through a taxi driver, I found myself a security guard and a local guide. They guaranteed security, because part of my fee was shared with the “protectors” of the area. Houses in the slums are built from everything that can be obtained. Stone walls - luxury PhotoFrancesco Zizola / NOOR / DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS The slums of Nairobi are hundreds of hectares and are home to over a million poor people. Most of them are unemployed and illiterate. Their dwellings are built of clay, plywood, broken slate and rusty tin. They sleep in the slums on the floor. And those who do not have it, they bury hot coals and, curled up, sleep on the ground heated by them. Large huts stand apart in the slama - “ex-wives” live in them. https://jiji.co.ke/280-water-flasks