The enduring symbol of hustling across Africa

A duka in South Africa, near Lesotho. [XN Iraki]

The photo was taken in South Africa, but everyone thinks it was somewhere in Kenya. The building is common in rural Kenya, the best symbol of hustling, long before hustling got into the political lexicon.

Such a building hosts hotels, butcheries, shops, kinyozis, tailors, agrovets, bars, posho mills, and a more recent addition, pharmacies.

The backside of the building was used for accommodation, usually single rooms and a toilet at the far back.