“Nairobi is a Big Construction Site” – Popula

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  • #Nairobi is a Big Construction Site

    When riding at the back of a nduthi, Nairobi moves a lot faster as you move from one road to another using city clocks to keep time.
    During our trips, Mesh and I discuss Nairobi’s changing landscape. We shout our conversations into the wind, hoping that some of their integrity will survive. Unlike traveling by matatu and bus, moving through Nairobi by nduthi provides a different sense of the city, of how it grows and falls, moves and stands still. Even with a helmet on, the sound of construction is more vivid, the grit and sand more present. And there’s a sense that if you dare to reach out with your hand, you will touch something that is the essence of Nairobi: risk and vulnerability, chance and pleasure. We move with the city, as it, also, moves with and beside us.

    https://popula.com/2019/02/18/nairobi-is-a-big-construction-site
    #urban_matter #Kenya