Nairobi, Aug. 7 -- Once upon a time, people went to India to study, not to do an endoscopy.

My brother was one of them. The thing with "Ex-Indians" is that when they meet they make you feel like you wasted your university days dating a girl in the Christian Union who studied all the time and was a prude.

After a long day, last weekend, traversing Nyanza- from Mbita to Kendu-Bay to Siaya and back to Kisumu - my brother called an Ex-Indian in Kisumu and asked him where we could eat at 6.30 pm, seeing as all the beach-side eateries were closing.

He suggested that we meet at Kosewe, a stone's throw away from his apartment. We were not aware that there was a Kosewe in Kisumu. But then again, Kisumu is quickly evolving, like a teething baby. ...