Tag: corruption

  • Vendors in the hot sun: Selling books in Nairobi’s shadow economy

    Vendors in the hot sun: Selling books in Nairobi’s shadow economy

    The lookout point in Nairobi’s smart Upperhill district provides an admirable city vista where glistening new buildings pop against faded infrastructure—all evidence of Kenya’s stuttering but undeniable emergence from poverty. But from the bustling boulevard where Joe carefully lays out his books every morning, the view is much different. As a second-hand book seller, he is a…