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The last of Nairobi's Rat Catcher

Musician Samuel Kimani interview during an interview with The Standard in Nairobi on Wednesday, October 10 2018. [David Njaaga,Standard]

Standing at a crossroad at the end of warehouses in Baba Dogo, Nairobi, an 81-year-old man in woolen headgear clutches onto his old generation phone.

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