Nairobi City: Where you risk stepping on human excrement, falling into a manhole

Francis Kilonzo (left), a tout points at a ditch along Gikomba Road. He said many matatus get stuck in the area. (Photo: Edward Kiplimo/Standard))

Stench from heaps of garbage, open manholes and raw sewage from damaged sewers have become grim features of Nairobi today.

If you are lucky to avoid the filth, chances are you will face the wrath of menacing street children who turn into dangerous muggers at nightfall.