Pimped rides, The Nairobi Kenyas transport culture

Talk about culture drags age old practices into imaginations into the picture, but on this, we are talking about a generally young culture engraved into Kenya’s capital that its part of the city’s identity. Nairobi, Kenya’s capital is home to a rare kind of public service transport system, vehicles laden with creative art, colorful neon lights, modifications, music and other modifications adding to the beauty of the ride. Precisely, we can call this a pimped ride across the capital, with extra features such as Wi-Fi on the move .In Kenya, we call these vehicles matatus or nganyas, and you would want to get a feel of this ride before embarking on a game drive at the National park in the capital, Nairobi National Park or before feeding s giraffe at the giraffe center, paying a visit at the Karen Blixxen museum, visiting the Bomas of Kenya for a full cultural experience, feeding an elephant calf at the animal orphanage or shopping for souvenirs at the Maasai market. Tied to the matatu culture is the creole/Mixed language /Cant known as sheng, a mixture of Swahili and English languages spoken  majorly by the urban populace, a language widely spoken in Nairobi yet not formally recognized due to its constantly changing variations. But would you mind to learn a word or two of this language? The matatu culture is an urban culture that traverses all other cultural identities in the capital. And just as fun as the matatu ride would be, so would you love to experience an African nightlife experience or tour the endless gems within and out of Nairobi

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