“A Kenyan’s guide to Kenya.” (Disclaimer: this is written from a Nairobi perspective. Other parts of the country are a whole other story and will cost you extra.)

Here’s what you should know:

Frequently, and for no reason whatsoever, we’ll refer to a person as “another guy.” However, this MUST be pronounced/slurred thus: An-aa guy. This also applies to “the other day,” which is when some momentous event in our lives always took place. We do the same thing with Kiswahili words like ‘bwana’, which is pronounced ‘bana.’

Example: “I was driving in town the aaa day and an-aa-guy comes from nowhere and cuts me off, bana. Man I abused him!” ‘Abused’ in this sentence must be drawn out and emphasised for maximum effect: a-BUSE-d.

The first ever Miss East Africa UK attracted huge crowds, press and celebrities. Despite being seen as a relatively new beauty pageant, the whole event was well organized and staged. The audience in their hundreds gave a resounding thumbs up to the organizer, Pauline Long. Humorous rivalry and heavy chants of respective Eastern Africa countries was the order of the evening which led to a thoroughly enjoyable night.

For residents of his ancestral village in rural western Kenya, US Senator Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) is a shoo-in for the White House in 2008 and harbinger of easy access to the United States.

Here near the shores of Lake Victoria, the prospect of the first black president of the world's lone superpower being a "native son" has sent shock waves through this dusty collection of mud and thatch huts.