So, ladies and gentlemen, if you have not already had the pleasure then allow us to introduce you to George Zuko \u2013 a candidate for raddest human in the world today. As with Sandy Alibo in Ghana, George has been a talismanic figure in the development of skateboard culture here in Kenya.<\/p>\n
How about this: George is a skater who helps run skate camps at an educational orphanage where the country\u2019s first skatepark resides. Think about that for a moment. Children sleeping on the streets are by no means uncommon in Nairobi, and George introduced us to two young rippers who once slept right by the local skate spot \u2013 and started skating as a result. With George\u2019s introduction of skating into their lives, The Keedz (\u2018the pair\u2019) are off the streets, enrolled in school, and ripping.<\/p>\n
Samuel Mwangi and Ezra Nyongesa \u2013 everyone calls him Balo, though \u2013 proved constant companions for Jaakko Ojanen, Chenai Gwandure, Yann Horowitz and Jackson Pilz as our joy bus spent a week rolling around with the skate scene of Nairobi. Sam even shot Balo\u2019s front board photo from this feature on his first try with a camera. Fast learner!<\/p>\n