RELOCATING TO KENYA: We Nearly Got Left Behind in Nairobi

Day 1 at the Nairobi train station. A police commander approaches me and says I look Congolese. While I'm waiting to load M-Pesa, we talk. My friend is running late because his taxi got a flat tire. In between all this chaos, I learned: arrive as early as possible. Don't waste time at the station. Get your M-Pesa loaded, link with your people, and move. This is what real arrival looks like—unexpected conversations with authority, payment delays, and lessons learned the hard way.