People my age grew up on old movies with Humphrey Bogart like "The African Queen", and of course all the "B" movies showing darkest Africa, where time stands still...Of course, it's absolute baloney nowadays..
Looking from my hotel room window in the morning showed a big city with all the sights you would expect to see anywhere in North America - morning commuters jamming up the streets, green parks for people to enjoy the outdoors, modern buildings climbing up to the sky, and...advertising..
This banner is over 8 stories high, and is promoting ATM's and electronic banking. And yes....we had no problem finding bank machines while we were in Kenya.