I, too, was born in the village, and lived there until it was struck by a brutal famine when I was two years old. With no food, money, or opportunities, my mother did what thousands of African villagers do every day: she moved us to the city in search of a better life.
内罗毕—我的母亲、我的外祖母、我的曾外祖母……她们都出生在肯尼亚农村一个叫Rarieda的村庄，生而贫穷。我也出生在这个村子，并且一直生活在那里直到两岁时爆发严重饥荒。我母亲没有食物，没有钱，也没有机会，她和万千非洲村民一样，把我们迁往城市寻找更好的生活。但是，由于在内罗毕找不到工作和房子，我们只能住在Kibera，这是非洲最大的贫民窟之一。