With no comprehensive formal transportation system, Nairobi relies on its matatus despite their flaws. Photo credit: shankar s via Flickr This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

Eastleigh, a neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is a thrumming hive of hawkers, honking cars, belching lorries, potholed pavements, jostling pedestrians and legions of young men loafing around ...