The roads are dusty and filled with potholes. Phones often don't work. Power outages are common. Yet expats tend to like Nairobi. Considering the lifestyle, it's not hard to understand why.
Most foreigners live in spacious houses set amid lush gardens teeming with exotic tropical flowers.
Almost everyone has a gardener to take care of that big yard and at least one maid to clean the house. Many have full-time cooks. People with children employ one or two ayahs, or nannies, to look after the kids. A working parent can have a driver bring the baby to the office during lunch. The Kenyans are lovely with kids.