Since you enjoyed the guide for Kawangware, let’s look at another “highly recommended” survival strategy for the city.

How to “Survive” a Matatu Ride: The Commuter’s Guide to Extreme Sports

• The “Shortcuts”: Your driver will treat the sidewalk, the ditch, and the laws of physics as mere suggestions to beat traffic.
• The Fare Game: The price remains a mystery until you are halfway to your destination, at which point it fluctuates based on the rain, the mood of the conductor, or the alignment of the stars.

The Sound System: Experience a bass level so high it actually rearranges your internal organs for the low price of your hearing.

The “Luxury” Seating: You will be squeezed into a space originally designed for a small backpack, sharing legroom with a sack of potatoes and a very confused chicken.

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