Create-a-lane

My meetings and errands today took less time than I thought so I called Robb and asked if he had time to go to lunch, and he did! As we were headed down Ngong Road we reached the Create-a-Lane zone! This is where matatus and buses (and some cars and trucks) decide that they are more important than everyone else sitting in traffic so they make a second lane and drive down the middle of the road or even in the lane going in the opposite direction.
First, we hear a knock, knock, knock on the side of our car. Directly next to us is a bus and the tout (man in vest who takes your money) is standing on the bus steps knocking on our car (yes, it was that close) and motioning to Robb to move over. Robb intentionally drives as close as possible to the line down the middle of the road (Robb vs. the buses and matatus!) and it ticks off the bus and matatu drivers and touts. Robb grabs the rungu stick (carved wood stick with bulb at the end that Maasai warriors carry) that we leave in the car and bangs on the bus a few times. The tout laughs as the bus moves into the opposite lane and pulls ahead.
One minute later we hear a small scrape, the driver's sideview mirror pops in, and there is a bus literally inches away! Robb grabs the rungu stick again and pounds on the bus a few times. (Please note: This is not road rage, it is merely road survival, though I prefer to use the horn!)
Ahhhh, driving in Nairobi where it is each man or woman for him or herself!