UNairobi akazange angijabulele, akazange athinte lutho. Ngisho nokudaka kungathandeki kakhulu. Bheka futhi kukhulu, nansi lokho. Amanani aqashelwa ngokusobala, futhi ngoba izivakashi azibonakali nje. Idolobha likhulu impela futhi uma ingxenye yayo ephakathi isefana nedolobha elijwayelekile lomphakathi, khona-ke amabanga ahlukile anemijondolo yakhe aseyinto exoxisayo, engingayincomi ngokwezingosi. ENairobi, ngadonsela umngane wami womshado ethonjeni, azange anqotshwe yiwo amathathu okungenani. Yebo, iSafari kungenzeka ukuthi ukuheha okubaluleke kakhulu nokuzijabulisa okungcono kakhulu kule ndawo.
Ngokungeziwe emkhathini ophelele, angizange ngithande iqiniso lokuthi cishe yonke into futhi yonke indawo, besilinde izeluleko ezivela kithi. Njengoba ngangikuchaza kamuva ukuthi eKenya, lokhu kuyinto evamile. Isibonelo, kuyisiko ukushiya izingosi ze-tip ezisebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza noma ehhotela, ngenani ledola elilodwa lemithwalo. Abashayeli kanye nemihlahlandlela ku-Safari, shiya okungenani ama-dollar amahlanu avela kumuntu oyedwa. Ezindaweni zokudlela, amathiphu enza amaphesenti ayishumi ezindleko zalo lonke i-oda. Amantombazane ehhotela, amathiphu ahlonishwa kakhulu futhi alinde izivakashi ezimpofu, isikhuthazo esincane sedola elilodwa.
Ngawe ngaso sonke isikhathi kudingeka ube nalo, vumela inani elincane, kepha ukheshi. Ezitolo eziningi, amakhadi wesikweletu ayamukelwa, kepha azokhokhela ukudla kwasemini endaweni yemephu yeSafari, uzomane wehluleke. Ngokwesilinganiso, imali akumele ibe ngaphezu kwamakhulu amane amadola. Mina nomyeni wami sithathe amakhulu ayisihlanu futhi sanele ngamakhanda ethu. Ukudla kwasemini ku-cafe kodwa umuntu oyedwa kubiza inani eliphakeme lamadola ayishumi nanhlanu, kanye nezikhumbuzo ezihlongozwayo, njengezithombe ezifana nezobuciko ezenziwe ekhaya, zibiza inani eliphakeme lamadola angamashumi amabili.
Ukuhlala ku-Safari, ababambiqhaza abavunyelwe, ngakho-ke, kwenqatshelwa ngokuphelele ukudlula imingcele yekamu ngaphandle kokuvikelwa ukuvikela. Akufanelekile umangale ukuthi kuyadingeka ukubona ingozi yokuthi izilwane zasendle zifanekiselani. Futhi, ngesikhathi se-safari uqobo, akunakwenzeka ukushiya imoto ngaphandle kokuthola imvume yomlomo kusuka kumhlahlandlela. Khumbula ukuthi ukuzingela kwenqatshelwe eKenya, ngisho nasezilwaneni ezifunwayo, futhi labo abephule lo mthetho bazohlawuliswa okungenani, kodwa njengoba kuboshwe kakhulu.
UNairobi awemukelwa ukuhamba kusihlwa futhi esevele unesigamu sobusuku besikhombisa, kuyadingeka ukuba segumbini lokuqasha, ngoba ngo-7 kusihlwa, ngakho-ke idolobha liphenduka ubusuku, ngakho-ke, idolobha liphenduka ubusuku, futhi ngenxa yalokho liyaphenduka ubusuku. Nomaphi lapho ukhona, kufanele ulandele amaphakethe akho nokuqukethwe kwawo kwangaphakathi, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha isinqumo sokuhamba emigwaqweni yedolobha. Musa ukudonsela ukunakekela ubucwebe ngokweqile noma inani elikhulu lamasu abizayo ngendlela yamakhamera namakhamera. Iningi labantu bendawo, abantu abampofu futhi ngenxa yalokho izinga lokweba liphezulu impela lapha.
Uma ufuna ukuqasha imoto, ungakwenza ngaphandle kwezinkinga, kepha ungahamba kuyo ezungeze idolobha, kudingeka kuphela ngeminyango evalwe kwisinkwa sangaphakathi nangezibuko ezikhuphukile. Uyazi ukuthi kungani? Ngisho nokuma ku-traffic light, ungaphanga uvula umnyango wemoto. Ngatshelwa ukuthi noma ngabe inkathazo enjalo izokwenzeka, khona-ke kufanele umane unikeze isikhwama sakho somoya ngokuthula kanye nakho konke okuqukethwe kuyo nani nomunwe wakho kuleli cala ngeke kuthinteke.
Ukuthwebula izithombe ama-Aborigine awakwazi, uma kungavumelani kwawo. Akunakwenzeka futhi ukuthatha izithombe esigcawini esikhulu sedolobha, ikakhulukazi eduze neMausoleum of the Montlee Montsical yokuqala.
Ungazami ukuvakashela izindawo zokuhlala zabahlali bendawo ngaphandle komhlahlandlela ohambisana nawe. Abantu bendawo, yize babenemvelo enhle engxenyeni ejwayelekile, kepha njengakuyo yonke indawo kukhona okukhona lapha.
Ukuthatha isinqumo sokudla endaweni yokudlela noma endaweni yokudlela, qiniseka ukuthi ucacisa inani lezinongo. Cuisine yasendaweni, kakhulu futhi uma umyeni wami ejabule ukudla ukudla okubucayi, khona-ke ngincamela ukungabikho okuphelele noma ubukhona obuncane. Ngokuvamile, i-cuisine yaseKenya inambitheka kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngiyithanda isidlo se-octopus kanye ne-turtle cowder. Izithelo endaweni yokudlela, ungadla ngaphandle kokwesaba, kepha uma uzithenga emakethe, khona-ke kuyadingeka ukuqhuba ukucubungula okukhulu. Ukuze uqiniseke ngokuphepha kwezithelo ezithengiwe, kuyadingeka ukuzihlanza kusuka ku-peel futhi ugeze emanzini, phambilini angeze i-manganese noma uviniga. Amanzi avela ngaphansi kompompi, angiyethuli ukuphuza. Ngisho nokuzama amanzi asemqoka endawo, akukufanele. Ngokuphuza, kungcono ukuthenga amanzi emabhodleleni, azikho izinkinga lapha.
Mayelana nokuphepha, amathiphu ajwayelekile - ungahambi ebusuku, ungagqoki imali eningi nokunye. Uma kunesidingo sokuya lapho kungenxa yalokho, kusebusuku, kungcono ukusebenzisa itekisi elingatholakala ehhotela. Imali nobucwebecwebe, ngokwethembeka okukhulu, kungcono ukushiya ephephile engaqashwa ehhotela elifanayo.
Ukuxhumana eNairobi, ngangijabule ngekhwalithi yami. I-Intanethi yasebenza kahle. Kepha ngokuxhumana kweselula, kwavela izinkinga, ngoba kuleli lizwe lisebenza ngemikhawulo ethile. Ngokuyinhloko, asikwazanga ukufonela noma ngubani futhi leli qiniso belingadabuki kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, uma kungazelelwe siba nesidingo sokwenza ucingo, khona-ke lokhu kungenziwa kunoma yiliphi ihhovisi leposi. Kungani Eposini? Yebo, ungashayela kusuka ocingweni ehhotela, kepha izingcingo ezivela imeyili zishibhile kakhulu. Ngendlela, ebusuku, kanye namaSonto, amanani entela ezingxoxo ezide ancishisiwe ancishisiwe kabili. Ifoni ephathekayo, ngaphandle kokwesaba, ukuzungeza izinkinga kungasetshenziswa ngokukhululeka kulezo zindawo lapho kungekho ukufinyelela kokuxhumana okumile.
Yilokho engikuthandile iKenya, ngakho-ke yilokhu ongakugqoka lapha ukuthola lutho, into esemqoka ukuthi bekuyinto elula. Ku-safari, kukhona ukulinganiselwa kwezingubo, kepha kungokwemvelo impela. Ngesikhathi sokugibela ezindaweni ezivikelwe, kuyadingeka ukuthi ukhethe izingubo ezinjengabe zimboze kakhulu zonke izingxenye zomzimba. Izigqoko zamanzi abanzi zamukelekile kakhulu. Ngeke uzisole uma ugqoka izicathulo eziphakeme nezintofontofo, okungcono ku-lacing. Ungakhohlwa ngo-ukhilimu ngokumelene ne-tan, ngoba kungenzeka ukuyishisa ngokushesha futhi ngasikhathi sinye ngeke uqaphele ukubonakaliswa okuncane kakhulu kokushiswa yilanga.