Hi! Uhhhh, I guess I shouldn't have challenged you to that states thing, huh?
Oh, are you recording??
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So, what is this? It's your turn! You're gonna name all the counties in
Kenya, and lucky for you, we're just three short from all the U.S. states. We have 47 counties.
Do you know the counties of Kenya? Yeah. Oh, okay. All right, all right. Let's go then.
Yep, ready?
Yeah, oh boy. I haven't even been to most of these places,
you know that right?
(G) I haven't been to many American places.
(K) Oh okay, all right all right fine fine fine.
(K) All right, I guess I should start with what I know. So I'm pretty sure that this is Nairobi.
I'm pretty sure that this is Mombasa, and I am pretty sure that, that this is Kisumu. All right,
got those out the way.
I also know for sure that this is Siaya because I've been there.
You're not gonna say anything, are you? Geez.
(G) I'm just having my tea. (K) Now, just so I'm clear, this is Uganda, this is Tanzania.
And this is Nyanza, Lake Nyanza. (G) Lake Nyanza?
What the hell is Lake Nyanza?
What is wrong with you? (K) It's the lake. It's called Lake Nyanza?
Well, whatever it is, what would you call it?
(G) I'll call it after Queen Victoria.
(K) Oh, you do. Sorry, I was trying to be anti-colonial. Um, I also know that this is Mount Kenya here.
So maybe I can get some work done around that area. Hmmm.
Nope, I'm going to start somewhere else. Okay, wait wait, I know that this big guy is Turkana.
I also know that this is Isiolo because it has a weird shape.
It's true, it does. It's got like this little arm here that reaches in, and actually
the town or village of Isiolo is like right here.
(G) How do you know that?
Why do you know that?
(K) I just, look I just know things, okay? I think this is Lamu.
This is Somalia, and this is Ethiopia. Or more Somalia?
Oh yeah, this must be Sudan. So this is Ethiopia. South Sudan. My apologies.
Okay okay, anyway, okay over here. I think this is Machakos.
Embu. Maybe here?
(G) I think your list is giving you clues.
Wait, really??
Now I'm trying to think of what clues it's giving me. I know that they're close to each other so I
think those are there. Oh right right right, isn't this Kwale?
This I think is the river one. Tana River.
Nieri? Maybe this is Nieri? Maybe Nakuru is here? Kericho is somewhere over here.
I think... and Kisii, maybe? I think I've put something in the wrong place. That's alright.
Well then wait, is Bomet this one? (G) Maybe, I don't know.
(K) I thought you went to boarding school there. (G) Did you give me hints when I was doing mine?
(K) I told you important things, sometimes, maybe. Is this one Kakamega?
This one is this long name, Elgeyo-Marakwet.
And then maybe this one is
Uasin Gishu? Gosh, I don't know, West Pokot. That's this one. (G) West POkot? It's West PoKOT.
West Pokot, West Pokot. (K) Did I make fun of you so hard?
I'm gonna say that this is Kirinyaga. I think this is Tharaka-Nithi.
Or Niti. Taraka-Niti? Nithi? Okay. Taita-Taveta.
Maybe then this is Ki-feel.... Kilifi. (G) Kifeeli? (K) Kifeeli. Kilifi.
Let's call this one Wajir. Wajir? Wajir?
Now at this point, I'm flying by the seat of my pants.
(G) Yeah, this is good.
(K) I think this one is this, Trans Nzoia.
Samburu. Nandi. Baringo is over here. Laikipia. Narok.
Do you know where that one is? (G) Yes, 'cause we drove through it.
(K) Oh, we drove through it? Then I can move it, thanks for telling me.
(G) Too late. (K) I'm gonna move it. (G) No no no no. (K) Yes, I'm allowed to. Narok.
I don't know where else it could be. Vihiga. (G) Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
(K) Garissa. Mandera. At this point, I'm just going down the line and putting them places.
Homa Bay. So maybe this is Migori.
(G) You should ask Dee Mwango. (K) Murang'a.
Maybe this is Kiambu. (G) Oh, god. (K) Nyamira. And we'll put Busia.
(G) tk, tk, tk. (K) BuSIa? (G) Busia.
(K) Bungoma. That sounds familiar to me, too.
(G) Griff went to high school there.
(K) Nyandura. Makueni. Kitui. Marsabit.
I'm out of places.
K-a-j-i-a. I think this is Kajiado and I just didn't finish writing it.
Wow. How many did I get? (counts to 20).
(G) Grace wins! (K) But... and I was close with Kericho and Bomet.
(G) Close is nothing. You didn't give me for Canada, I would have given you for the neighboring countries, but too bad.
Wow, so harsh.
I win! You did great though.
Somebody wanna critique my geography skills down in the comments below?
I have to say, I'm pretty pleased that for having never been to Mombasa,
I got these right for some reason, somehow.
And I'm pretty pleased that I got these around the lake...
okay. I should have gotten more of the Nairobi area stuff, right? I think, I think I should have.
(G) You did great!
Well folks, that's the end of our geography challenges. If you
like this kind of thing maybe we can come a little bit more.
(G) We'll do, like, random countries, right?
Well no, not random countries, I think that'd be crazy. Anyway, thanks for
watching, thanks for tuning in, and we'll see you next time. All right. Kwaheri!
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