Nairobi

[Leblon]

Please, advise, how to pay MPESA from Germany, not having Kenyan phone number.

You can use for example World Remit. I don't know if you need to register or not, I have registered, I have account in World Remit, easy to create, for free.

You choose Kenia as destination, then you choose Mobile Money as way to delivery, that is Mpesa.

Then you add reveiver name and number, Mpesa account is same as phone number.

Then it asks your credit card number etc. Normal electric payment procedure.

You don't need to have Safaricom sim card or anything in Kenya. I have delivered money several times to Kenya this way.

I have seen with Western Union that they have also some "Mobile Wallet" as one way to deliver, when you choose Kenya as destination. But I have never tried that, probably work same way.

[Mombie75]

Sorry, but metickets dot krc dot co dot ke shows the Inter County Train 08: AM.

When arriving 03:00 in Nairobi, plenty of time. I enjoy sightseeing from train.

There is a daily 8 am departure from Nbo to Msa.

[Reiner Otto]

at 8 am when you are looking there is no departure

Sorry, but metickets dot krc dot co dot ke shows the Inter County Train 08: AM.

When arriving 03:00 in Nairobi, plenty of time. I enjoy sightseeing from train.

[SceticoBlu]

Mpesa can be obtained at the airport but for the reason below I advise you not to take the train at all and at 8 am when you are looking there is no departure, only at 3 pm.

[Albert9989]

Please, advise, how to pay MPESA from Germany, not having Kenyan phone number.

Not possible.

Or I don't see how. Mpesa is a Safari com service, they request a safaricom sim to work, so you need to be in Kenya to use mpesa.

Not possible to buy madakara train tickets from outside country or via travel agencies maybe.

[Reiner Otto]

With Safaricom Madarakatrain booking can be done by *639# and Payment with MPESA. Bolt has often an edge over Uber in Kenya. Other taxis are lore expensive. Matatu is cheaper. By food is cheapest.

Please, advise, how to pay MPESA from Germany, not having Kenyan phone number.

[SceticoBlu]

By the way it is not a good idea to arrive by plan at Jomo Kenyatta airport and then continue by train to Mombasa a few hours later. I'd go by Jumbojet and avoid all the checking in again which at the train station resembles an airport with the obbligation to be there 2 hours before departure and security checks.

[SceticoBlu]

With Safaricom Madarakatrain booking can be done by *639# and Payment with MPESA. Bolt has often an edge over Uber in Kenya. Other taxis are lore expensive. Matatu is cheaper. By food is cheapest.

[Mombie75]

I will fly into Nairobi next month, very early morning, and want to take train (08:00) to Mombasa. Trying to buy ticket on Kenyan railways web site does not offer a suitable payment option for me, so I consider buying train ticket directly in railway station.

Having bad experience from India, about several hours of waiting in queue, I have to ask: Is it easy to buy train ticket in Nairobi "on the spot" ? No long queue?

And, any cheaper option than (Uber ?) taxi to go from Airport to train station in Nairobi ?

Uber or Bolt is your best option from JKIA to Train. If you want cheaper than the few hundred shillings it will cost then things must be bad, really?

If you get a ticket on the day it is likely first class will be sold out but economy should be available. Queues should not be okay.

[Albert9989]

I will fly into Nairobi next month, very early morning, and want to take train (08:00) to Mombasa. Trying to buy ticket on Kenyan railways web site does not offer a suitable payment option for me, so I consider buying train ticket directly in railway station.

Having bad expirience from India, about several hours of waiting in queue, I have to ask: Is it easy to buy train ticket in Nairobi "on the spot" ? No long queue?

And, any cheaper option than (Uber ?) taxi to go from Airport to train station in Nairobi ?

Impossible to buy a ticket from outside the country, you had the same issue.

The best is to buy a local sim card just outside the airport and then open a mpesa account, the you can book online. But if you want to go from airport to train it will be too short to create the mpesa.

Otherwise you need to buy the ticket at the train station, I didn't saw any queue there, most people use mpesa, but could depends on the hour when you arrive.

Train station is quite close to airport so the best is to stick to a regular taxi I guess. After you can use bolt or Uber.

Don't confuse the old train station inside Nairobi, the train for Mombasa is in the new one on the airport side.

[Neddy69]

I will fly into Nairobi next month, very early morning, and want to take train (08:00) to Mombasa. Trying to buy ticket on Kenyan railways web site does not offer a suitable payment option for me, so I consider buying train ticket directly in railway station.

Having bad expirience from India, about several hours of waiting in queue, I have to ask: Is it easy to buy train ticket in Nairobi "on the spot" ? No long queue?

And, any cheaper option than (Uber ?) taxi to go from Airport to train station in Nairobi ?

Get mpesa first in Nairobi. I personally wouldn't stress myself going straight to the train station from the airport. Usually there's free seats. At least first class seems to be never fully booked. Economy it can happen to be sold out in weekends or holidays. Seats are limited. You can reserve and pay online with mpesa. At the train station arrive at least 1. 5 hours before. There's self service ticket printing machines where you print out your actual ticket. The security is a joke. They have dog handlers. 2 scanners. Worse than any airline. They took my Swiss folding knife. Morons. And on top of that. Immigration checked for illegal white immigrants. Yeah sure. I'm getting tired of the antics. As much as I like the train ride. I just might fly this time. Pain in de ass. Cheaper option. Public bus. Or Bolt.

Mwalimu.

[Reiner Otto]

I will fly into Nairobi next month, very early morning, and want to take train (08:00) to Mombasa. Trying to buy ticket on Kenyan railways web site does not offer a suitable payment option for me, so I consider buying train ticket directly in railway station.

Having bad expirience from India, about several hours of waiting in queue, I have to ask: Is it easy to buy train ticket in Nairobi "on the spot" ? No long queue?

And, any cheaper option than (Uber ?) taxi to go from Airport to train station in Nairobi ?

[Mombie75]

Just how much is it for a late evening and all night sesh these days in nairobi. With the kes struggling is 4/5 k still acceptable. I am in town for 2 weeks in November.

One chick quoted 30 k. I laughed so hard. If I want to get a dildo up my ass with no lube, I will just go to London, have a "date" with a 38+ over weight chick.

And drop 92 GBP on a dinner in London bridge.

There are plenty of women in Nai who have regular income from men or sponsors and with a bit if hustle on the side do quite well. They will ask for stupid amounts like 30 k as they hope to hook an idiot who will pay it as they are not fussed on meeting.

You pay more in Nai than Mombasa, I don't go over 5 k but I only meet for an hour or two, no interest in over nights.

[SeanBenz]

Well. You're husband material. What do you expect. Sperm donor. We all know that you can get all the pussy you ever wanted. However. Strings attached. The African woman makes sure that the husband never leaves the house hungry or horny.

Mwalimu.

Who who will remain happy single. Too much to taste. I'll be busy in the foreseeable future. But there's rules. The 10 commandments. And to pay. Well that comes later.

Just how much is it for a late evening and all night sesh these days in nairobi. With the kes struggling is 4/5 k still acceptable. I am in town for 2 weeks in November.

One chick quoted 30 k. I laughed so hard. If I want to get a dildo up my ass with no lube, I will just go to London, have a "date" with a 38+ over weight chick.

And drop 92 GBP on a dinner in London bridge.

[Neddy69]

Man, I'm literally sitting here at Mambo meat house in Kileleshwa with a sore the*ck. BTW, the food is good here.

My local "GF" of the less than a week is sexing me senseless. I have not paid ONE cent outside of the couple dates. Her sister came over to me while I was eating lunch. The sister seems to be mid thirties, but my girl is only 25. Last night, her other married sister hosted at their home and they cooked for me. Afterwards my "GF" came back with me and I really wasn't looking for it to be honest because we screwed like crazy the previous night. She says she only had one boyfriend and had not dated for a long time.

These are not poor Kenyans. The family has a nice home in a gated community. The husband grilled me lightly on my visit and plans. I do have some serious thoughts of buying a condo here. I know I'm being set for the long game. I only have a couple weeks before heading to Kampala and I don't mind chilling with her. She is super sweet and can't stop kissing me. The only problem is getting her to leave in the morning which is stretching past noon now.

My point in all of this is that there are all kinds of ways to get sex in Kenya. From the fine waitresses at Art Caffe on Kimanthi that I will not get to smash now, to randoms everywhere you go, I see no reason for anyone to have problems. I could easily post WhatsApp receipts, but I don't feel the need to prove myself. I'm not here to argue with sad men. I highly recommend anyone who is on the fence to visit Nairobi!

Well. You're husband material. What do you expect. Sperm donor. We all know that you can get all the pussy you ever wanted. However. Strings attached. The African woman makes sure that the husband never leaves the house hungry or horny.

Mwalimu.

Who who will remain happy single. Too much to taste. I'll be busy in the foreseeable future. But there's rules. The 10 commandments. And to pay. Well that comes later.