Today on the way to the orphanage, George got pulled over by the police. In Kenya and Tanzania, the police are known for corruption. They stand on the side of the road, wave people over and try to get bribes. In fact, matatus just slow down and drop money out the window for them to pick up.
When George got flagged down, he pulled to the side of the road and presented his drivers license. They asked him to get out of the car and open the trunk. They were looking for something to cite him on. After a bit, the woman police officer said "give us money so we don't take you to the station." George asked "what is my crime?" She responded "your tires aren't new." WHAT? That's reaching. He refused to pay anything and she said something like "who are you to refuse." Then she said, "ok just bring me a white man to marry me." George joked and said "you'll have to wait for my son." The male officer just laughed and George was allowed to leave without paying a bribe.
Crazy...
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Very scary!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Mexico back in the day.....
ReplyDeleteWow... That had to have been scary!
ReplyDeleteAngie
Actually it's not so scary as it is frustrating. Getting pulled over is common so we aren't fearful (although they could make it a bad situation if they wanted to), but it's annoying because it takes up time.
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