On the way to the popular Eastland district of Nairobi, where Sheng was born, this characteristic Nairobi pidgin which is the result of a mixture of English and different Kenyan languages such as Swahili, Luo, Kamba, Kikuyu, etc. Aboard a matatu, a typical Nairobi bus, journalist John Sibi Okumu interviews former Nairobi mayor Joe Aketch, himself a native of the area and the originator of this vernacular language in his youth, which has contributed to pacifying social relations between the various communities. Hairdresser Molly Akeyo and poet Teardrops, a slammer representing the new generation, join the conversation in a dialogue about Nairobi, its history and the role of Sheng as an element that transcends community differences and brings generations together.

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