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My reflections: Local that makes me feel grown up, modern

The bar is a hive of activity, with waiters avoiding collisions, pouring drinks, and shuffling around like well-timed pieces 

St James’ Street is our local – short for local bar – and is on a busy street in the Westlands area of Nairobi.

It is flanked by a Cuban bar aptly named Havana and a KFC fast-food joint. But when you walk into St James’ Street, you are immediately transported to a village in Ireland.

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