Nick Wadhams

Options. Options!

There are many things that confuse me. One of the big ones is why Kenya's supermarkets offer such a plethora of choices when it comes to cooking fat. In the U.S., Crisco has pretty much cornered the market. In Kenya, you've got Tily, Cowboy, Kasuku, Kimbo, Chipsy... I could go on.

Exclusive photographic evidence below, taken at Chandarana Supermarket in Lavington.

 

Then again, Kenya is home to the world's best product mascot, Biddy, an anthropomorphic dollop of margarine who loves to "spread the goodness." No disagreeing with that!

Saturday Night Tap Water

I know I should consider myself lucky to even have tap water in Nairobi, but this is icky.

On the right is the drinking water we buy in 20-liter bottles every week or so. On the left is the water that came out of the tap on Saturday night. Ah, the benefits of water treatment! To the city's credit, it's usually not this bad.