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Instameets: A New Way of Photographing Nairobi

I attended an Instameet after my curiosity was piqued on seeing a thread of interesting shots on my Instagram feed. It was a new thing and the photos were interesting and different. I turned up to the allocated spot in Nairobi’s CBD, surrounded by about 30 strangers...
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A Street Car Named Desire

It is getting dark on a cold Nairobi Friday evening and the curve at the end of Fire Station Lane is choking in traffic; four lanes have formed on a street two vehicles can barely squeeze through. A sharp, snapping sound draws passengers’ heads left.

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