Maize in plenty in the middle of a slum that has so little grain

Maize sacks

Two truckloads of maize heaped in gunny sacks drove out of Nairobi’s silos at Embakasi on Wednesday afternoon raising the attention of the sleepy stalls selling rusted nails, Sh100 T-shirts and Sh20 water bottles.

“Turushie moja tu” (please throw us one sack), they called on the National Youth Service personnel guarding the uncovered trucks.  Before the trucks left the depot, police officers were called in to escort the now pricey foodstuff.