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    Road to Sarah's house.: by beth_king, Views[381]
         		 A factory which was causing pollution of the ground and water around where Sarah lived, despite protests by the local community.: by beth_king, Views[420]
         		 View of Mulolongo, the suburb where Sarah lives, approximately 30 minutes out of Nairobi.: by beth_king, Views[413]
         		 View on the way to Sarah's house.: by beth_king, Views[359]
         		 People burning tyres on the way to Sarah's house- they get the wires out of the inside of the tyres to sell, but the repeated burning had left black residue coating the ground and an acrid black smog cloaked the air.: by beth_king, Views[459]
     
    Me outside church.: by beth_king, Views[356]
         		 My friend Sarah in front of her church (although a new building is currently being constructed nearby). I met her on Sunday morning and we attended the English then the Swahili service together. I have to say the latter was the more lively of the two, with the room son packed that people had to stand outside the windows and look in to participate, and everyone clapping and singing together.: by beth_king, Views[420]
         		 The second church choir.: by beth_king, Views[352]
         		 School children giving a dance performance in church.: by beth_king, Views[351]
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    The leader of the choir.: by beth_king, Views[336]
         		 Amazing Gospel choir at Sarah's church.: by beth_king, Views[574]
         		 Jessie in front of the GoDown Arts Centre, which reminded me of places like La Mama in Melbourne. I gone with Jessie and her boyfriend Will to see a musical called Mo Faya about life in the slums.: by beth_king, Views[382]
         		 Amazing graffiti mural next to the entrance of the GoDown Arts Centre, which was done by Jessie's friend! Note the Obama reference- his image has been a common sight in Kenya since he was elected President.: by beth_king, Views[341]
         		 Another very accurate set piece, replicating the many second hand markets within the slums, selling clothes that have been donated to NGOs by people in First World countries - these clothes are then sold by middlemen for a profit.: by beth_king, Views[296]
     
    MoFaya, a musical about DJ Lwanda, the
         		 Will & Jessie in front of the stage after the performance.: by beth_king, Views[303]
         		 Very accurate set pieces (these shops are typical of any local slum).: by beth_king, Views[327]
         		 Final scene of MoFaya, where Lwanda's girlfriend vows to be the new voice of the voiceless, taking over his position as disk jockey at Kwa Moja FM.: by beth_king, Views[386]
         		 The climactic scene, where DJ Lwanda leads his community in protesting against the rampant violence in the slum, only to be killed by corrupt police in cahoots with politicians and dodgy NGO owners.: by beth_king, Views[316]
     
    Love scene in MoFaya.: by beth_king, Views[400]
         		 Opening scene of MoFaya.: by beth_king, Views[317]
         		 There happened to be a performance going on in the city square while I was there. Sponsored by USAID, it was protesting tribal violence and encouraging peace and community.: by beth_king, Views[359]
         		 The City Square. : by beth_king, Views[332]
         		 Lovely stained-glass sculpture in the museum gardens.: by beth_king, Views[709]
     
    The outside of the museum.: by beth_king, Views[322]
         		 Interesting photography exhibition including photos taken by children around the world. It was facilitated by the Chinese cultural minister- China has an ever-growing presence in Kenya, with its finger in many pies within the world of business.: by beth_king, Views[409]
         		 Ahmed, now stuffed, who became a symbol of Kenya during the 1980s poaching crisis and was placed under 24-hr guard by Jomo Kenyatta (first President of Kenya).: by beth_king, Views[493]
         		 Beautiful stained-glass window inside the museum.: by beth_king, Views[357]
         		 Nairobi National Museum - there were a number of amazing sculptures like this one scattered around the grounds.: by beth_king, Views[357]
     
    Entrance to the Nairobi National Museum, which turned out not to be as enlightening as I had hoped, but oh well.: by beth_king, Views[331]
         		 The (nearly) finished product! : by beth_king, Views[330]
         		 Hard core.: by beth_king, Views[332]
         		 Delicious Ethiopian food!: by beth_king, Views[376]
         		 Group photo :) Stan is on the far left and Michaela and David on the right.: by beth_king, Views[320]
     
    A shot of the restaurant and the stage. It was a very cute venue, quite intimate.: by beth_king, Views[426]
         		 Band night at the Dass Ethiopian Restaurant in Westlands. I was very kindly invited to come along by Michaela, Stan and David, who I gone with on Thursday to visit Mathare. Stan, David and their friends were part of a popular Nairobian heavy metal band, and explained to me that because the music scene in Kenya was so small, all the bands made an effort to support each other. The bands playing on this night were friends of theirs.: by beth_king, Views[1136]
         		 Some of the other band members.: by beth_king, Views[434]
         		 People watching the bands.: by beth_king, Views[428]
         		 Stan along with the rhythm guitarist in their heavy metal band (who incidentally used to be LCP of AIESEC UON) and Ted, another AIESECer and self-confessed band groupie.: by beth_king, Views[479]
     
    Michaela in the crowd of students, parents and community members. She had been teaching maths at Jafrest for the past 2 months, and was heartily thanked by the school for all her hard work on behalf of the school. She also donated pens and notebooks for the occassion.: by beth_king, Views[723]
         		 David and Stan who, along with myself and Michaela, were told to sit on stage as honoured guests for the proceedings, when we had been expecting just to sit in the audience and watch! It was an interesting experience. :): by beth_king, Views[538]
         		 Fred giving a final speech about the importance of children's education.: by beth_king, Views[510]
         		 The politician awarding text books to the top children in their class. Unfortunately, he then thought that it would be a good idea to award books to the children who came last in their class, causing embarrassment for those kids and frustration for others who had scored in the middle of their class and received nothing.: by beth_king, Views[470]
         		 The politician (all show and no substance) and in the foreground, the textbooks that he had brought to give to the children.: by beth_king, Views[622]
     
    David giving an impromptu speech after we were suddenly asked to get up and address the community! On Fred's instructions, we emphasised the importance of supporting schools like this one, and encouraged parents and community members to donate whatever funds they had.: by beth_king, Views[386]
         		 An amazing choir from the neighbouring school, which blew us away with their fantastic harmonies.: by beth_king, Views[339]
         		 Some exciting dramatic performances by the older students, covering all manner of things, from politics to family dramas.: by beth_king, Views[339]
         		 Children attending the Jafrest Care Centre School end of year celebrations, conducted in a community hall within Mathare which had been rented for the day.: by beth_king, Views[334]
         		 The best dancer I have probably ever seen!: by beth_king, Views[348]
     
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