What lack of public spaces tells us about Nairobi and its peoples

Residents of Nairobi are often forced to take refuge at Jeevanjee Gardens when they need to take a break from the city’s hectic pace. This is also one of the few places they can sit owing to the lack of benches on city streets. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

January was difficult, at best. I joined the rest of the masses who had to forgo their multiple coffee runs at a certain coffee house; turkey subs, the ultimate guilty pleasure for dieters on their journey to shed holiday weight whilst drowning in sauces and cheeses that could give even a saint a foodgasm; and happy hour at an artistic café, perhaps to the delight and disbelief of my liver.