Rain, rain, go away, come again another day, in Nairobi it is only the rich who can play

A woman crosses a flooded area by heavy rain in Kibera slum, Nairobi, on March 3, 2018. PHOTO | BRIAN OTIENO | AFP

There is something about the rain. Especially the early morning when it rains in the city. I am not going to mention the smell of the soil. Or the sound of light rain on your windows and how therapeutic it is.

The feeling that rain brings that makes you want to have thoughts such as, “If only I did not have to go to work and could just stay in bed.”