Almost everyone has dogs. Some have lockable iron grill doors inside their homes to separate their bedrooms from the rest of the house. If an intruder breaks in, they can isolate themselves in their bedrooms. U.S. Embassy staffers have even tighter security. They live in compounds away from the embassy, patrolled by a foreign security service.
Corruption is rife.
Residents pay a bribe to get a phone or to have electricity restored after a long power failure. The roads are dusty and filled with potholes. Phones often don't work. Power outages are common. Yet expats tend to like Nairobi.