For Ashton Meyers, life in the coastal hinterlands of Kilifi was becoming unbearable. He had recently lost his job as a tour guide with the Rhino Safaris. The decline in foreign tourist numbers due to the political situation in the country had forced many industry players to scale down on their operations. Meyers had to make a quick decision to ensure that he finds another job to sustain his lifestyle. Not long after he met an old acquaintance from his days in college who had just arrived in the village from Mombasa City to visit his ailing parents. The friend went on to impress upon him that the solution to his situation lay in the urban areas. This proposition attractive as it seemed posed some challenges to Meyers. For starters, the only interaction he had had previously with the city w
