Bunge la mwananchi: Case of idle crowds?

Bunge la mwananchi in session near the Mama Ngina-Wabera Street intersection in the city. It takes place every afternoon and is open to all. [Photo: Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Every Monday to Friday evening, a crowd mills around the empty square in front of Kenya National Archives. Up the street, along Moi Avenue, others gather at Jeevanjee Gardens. But the most conspicuous of all is the group at the intersection of Mama Ngina and Wabera streets.

Men from all walks of life gather in these public spaces "to share," according to Boniface Njurumba.