When dog chains were high fashion

The dog chains, not to be mistaken for wallet chains common among bikers and meant to secure their wallets when they fall butt first, were high fashion.Photo: Courtesy

Dangling a string of keys with one end attached to the belt loop, and the keys in the back or front pocket, was common among caretakers in Nairobi flats.

The countless keys of varying sizes were for the store, the flat's electricity 'switch board,' the water metre and storage tank, the rent box and all gates.