On the other side of Waiyaki Way traffic ran unimpeded into the city.
"Another new hotel," the driver laughed.
"Looks like a Soviet ministry."
"It is an expensive place."
"Nairobi is expensive."
"Fairly expensive. Now that we have a new constitution, investors are flocking to Kenya and Westlands is the best place to build."
The large, pink building stood on the edge of the road; it could have been a presidential palace in a South American republic.