Nairobi THE CAPITAL OF KENYA. Not what you were expecting?
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nairobiTHE CAPITAL OF KENYA
Not what you were expecting?
Mud huts, perhaps?
Poverty?
Nothing Modern?
No Electricity or Cars……..?
……..or supermarkets or malls?
Is it still even africa???
Yes--Yes, it is.
It is overcrowded
Falling Apart
Dirty
And Home to Some of the Worst Poverty In the World
It is also violent
Really Violent…Kenya Mall Explosion: Blast Rocks Complex Held Hostage By Islamic ExtremistsBy JASON STRAZIUSO 09/22/13 02:13 PM ET EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's Red Cross says the death toll from the militant attack on an upscale mall in the country's capital has risen to 68.In a statement Sunday the Red Cross said nine more bodies were recovered in a joint rescue mission. Officials say more than 175 people were wounded in the attack.Gunmen used grenades and assault rifles in Saturday's attack at the Westgate mall in Nairobi. Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.An estimated 10 to 15 militants remain in the shopping mall holding an unknown number of captives. The Kenyan military has entered the four-story mall and there have been sporadic gun battles. Some Kenyan military were seen carrying in at least two rocket propelled grenades. Earlier military helicopters hovered over the mall.
Crime-Ridden
And Unhealthy
The largest and poorest slum in Africa is
Kibera in Nairobi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T21nL41LYVg
Thoughts?