On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve@sobbayi.com> wrote:
Thanks guys for the heads up.
I guess I need to have eyes at the back of my head when I come to Nairobi with my camera. I think its high time they changed their attitude and realize times have changed.
It gets worse. It was a big deal for me once at Kinshasa airport, when they were searching through my laptop bag, and my camera was inside it. Some idiot cops/customs guys harassed me, saying I needed a permit. So I told them to show me where to apply and pay, and reminded them I'd need two more permits for my phones too, since they both have cameras. And I proceeded to ask other travellers if they had permits for their phones too.....I pissed them off so much they had to let me go. Of course no such permit was required, they were just hoping I'd panic and pay up... BR S