City Court 3

If ever there was a doubt in my mind that courts in Kenya were built with noo particular aesthetics in mind, those doubt were completly shattered, when i walked through the gates of City Hall.

Now one may argue that City Hall is not really court, but to a seasoned mwenye-nchi knows better than that.

On that note, u know, Kenya is divided into wananchi and wenyenchi.
The former being the 'elite' group of citizens who also happen to comprise a large majority of the inhabitants of this beautiful land we call home :)
The later however is a smaller group, off the top of my head i'd say close to 5 percent of the 40 million Kenyans.

Please do take note that this is my own uderstanding of the situation and statistics i have heard or read once so there is no real reference for this data, although it makes a good read anyway :)

Where was i? Yes, to sum it up..Wenyenchi are well educated and informed Kenyans who know all about their rights and that there exist countless ways to enforce their rights.

Back to City Hall,..

Walking out of the Nairobi Law Courts toward City Hall we crossed the road at the Zebra Crossing.

I've never used this Zebra crossing and why is kind of a bother to me. But then I remember this is the dreaded City Hall Zebra.. Which has been a the scene of quite some controversy and media attention, as Kanjo (read City Council of Nairobi Officers) are quite ruthless with motorists along that stretch of City Hall way..

Oh yes,..where was i?

It bugs me that i'd never used it,..
And before u raise ur brows like,..eish! Kwani my job is to cross roads? It is important that you note that City Hall way happens to be on my regular route.
In a car.
It really is no suprise then that i haven't used this crossing before.

We cross.

We approach.

The gates are opened.
We enter.

Heh! Shock upon me!
Nothing could have prepared me for the sight i was to behold!

No Cinna! Not that!(truck) to the left of it!!!

A barn like container. More like a horse carriage. And thrust above its door, a white board with the following inscription upon it, in black paint. It read

"City Court 3"

Seeing as my eyesight hasn't been in tip top shape since late December I ask the girl beside me if i am being decieved by my eyesight...
*tsk*

And so it seems, this will be my reality at least for the next few weeks..