Nairobi, April 4 -- I happened on it by sheer mistake. I went to Kienyeji restaurant at Corner Mall, on James Gichuru Road. Kienyeji, as the name suggests, does local flavours. I go there for omena, which some people insist is food for cats. They make the best omena and fish and things like that. And their traditional vegetables are unrivalled.

After eating I sat spaced out as one should after driving so far to eat something they had been craving for months. I wasn't thinking of anything, particularly other than listening to my body sigh and thank me when I saw a guy I hadn't seen since 2008 walk up a flight of stairs. I looked for his number on my phone but realised I didn't have it. So I went looking for him.

That's how I stumbled on ...