Apr 27 2008
One observation of the absence of wannabee gangsta rappers in a Nissan minibus
If you have been hiding in a dark cupboard for the last few months, without access to internet or cable you might not be aware of the countrywide violence that shook Kenya in January and February, after the national elections in December.
The photograph below is of the back end of a minibus taxi in Nairobi. Most often taxis here are emblazoned with pictures of american gangster rappers and / or glamorous black women. This one was a pleasant surprise… Kofi Annan (for cupboard-dwelling newsphobes: Mr Annan was greatly influential in bringing a peaceful resolution to the post-election violence.
Here is a good summary of blogs that have been dealing with the kenyan national crisis.
