kenyan entrepreneurs

I must start by saying how good it was to get a call from my dear friend Haseena a few days ago. And for 14 minutes! What a luxury to have such a long call :) Thank goodness for skype and good friends! Suddenly kenya is not feeling quite so far away.

I saw an interesting thing the other day as we were dodging potholes, aka driving, down the road. There was a big clod of dirt in the road, with a stick in it, and a red rag tied to the top. Our driver immediately slowed down. I wasn't sure what was going on since it wasn't a normal police checkpoint. There were lots of young kids, mostly boys, on the side of the road, and Kenneth, our driver, stopped to give them money. What I found out was that the red flag indicated that kids are in the road ahead doing roadwork. The kenyan government paved the roads in the 70's, and have done little with them since, so kids have figured out that if they fill the holes in themselves with rocks and dirt, motorists will stop to give them money because they are so grateful. Smart little entrepreneurs aren't they. This is one kenyan enterprise that I will religiously support. If 8 year olds can figure it out, why can't the government ? :)
jessie