Nakuru

She came all the way.

Through that time, I was coming from Nyahururu to Nakuru every morning on Sundays for church.

So I told myself, if she's coming from Nakuru, my home is in Bahati, I'll go to church.

When she tells me that she has taken a bus to Nyahururu, then I'll on board as well.

I'll come from church and on board to Kutane Mbele.

And she's like unapologetically saying this.

And I'm like, I was a bit angry.

And that day we were supposed to travel to a wedding in Nakuru.

But, bro, the business that you learned...

What did you study? So it was Nakuru.

No, no, no.

In uni, what did you study? Oh, uni.

Enda Bondo

... go to Nakuru one day.

Ooh.

Push to Kisumu one day.

Even though later on we transitioned.

Because we used to live in Naivasha and now we transitioned to Nakuru.

So that's where my family is right now.

So I would say 60% stable.

I think you've talked about the way you've brought in all the supermarkets, for instance.

What does it take to switch a town like Nakuru, Eldorito, Kisumu? And how different is this from the way, say, Nairobi has evolved over time?

So the playbook between countries, cities, you know, is more or less the same.

The difference is the stage where the city is at.

So Nairobi is a bit advanced.

Then Mombasa comes close second.

And when you start thinking about Nakuru, Eldorado, Kisumu, they're also growing super, super fast because also they're growing from a small base.

And there, what we are doing now is, one, to ensure, you know, customer education is at a good level because here in Westlands, if you come out, within 10 minutes, you'll see at least four or five global bugs.

Mm-hmm

... from Nakuru to Nairobi.

Oh.

Kenyans are, Kenyans are, um, Kenyans are very helpful.

Mm-hmm.By the time, as we were trying to recover, then we wore out our welcome at a friend's place-

Mm-hmm

... uh, in Nakuru.

And then, um, we made the sudden decision to, to, to just walk, you know? Um, but I think I learned-

Yeah.

And I get my first writing gig, and we have to go for residency in Nakuru for a whole week.

And it's the first time I'm leaving my baby.

Oh, my God.

EJ Black, Sajay, the work question.

Are you planning to set up a data center in western part of Kenya, Nakuru or Eldoret? Carriers are charging us

arm and a leg.

There's not as digital realty, but there are other data centers that are setting up in those regions.

They called it a short trip.

Two hours from the Nakuru to Aldama Ravine.

But anyone who's done that stretch at night knows better.

The road winds like it's trying to remember itself, with blind turns and half-finished guardrails.

I woke up gasping.

For a moment, I thought I was still driving, still gripping the wheel, but I was in my apartment.

My flat in Nakuru was silent except for the rain.

A single room above a mechanic's garage, the kind of place that always smelled faintly of rubber and rust.