Fuel Problems (Shida ya petrol)
Dear family, My apologies for having not written in a while, the past few weeks have been so busy for me! I just got home from a week long summer camp with my students in Kilifi County on the beach (more details to come). I am writing to share now my frustration with the current situation here in Kenya with regards to fuel. I'm always corrected when I say 'gas' because they say that's in the air and does not go in your tank. 😂 They tell me the proper word is petrol, so I am relearning to say that instead. It is a dead giveaway that I am an American if I say the word gas. Regardless, right now Kenya is experiencing a severe fuel shortage in the country and it is extremely difficult to fill your tank, and therefore get to and from the places you need to be. Prices are double or triple what they usually are if I want to get somewhere, although the price of fuel itself has not changed that drastically. What you end up paying for is someone's time to sit in line for h...