Children play a game in the Korogocho area, one of the largest slums in Nairobi bordering a large rubbish dump. Without fail, there is always a relatively well fed man or woman (it is politically incorrect to say “fat” these days) huffing and panting to burn calories. Take a surveyFor that generation of Kenyans, meat, any meat, popped up once a month. In the days when kwashiorkor ruled my village, only politicians and businessmen could afford to store fat. We have come full circle, to rich people eating frugally like peasants, while the poor engorge on fat like kings.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2021 20:02 UTC