Neddy, a smallholder farmer in western Kenya, narrates how changing rain patterns have affected her maize farming enterprise.

Nairoberry - the city where you are likely to be beaten violently, robbed, wrongfully arrested and turned into a gangster before you know what hit you. It is a place where everyday is a struggle to stay alive, and the policemen who should protect you are the most corrupt and dangerous. This is how Kenya’s capital is jokingly referred to by its inhabitants.

Learning by Ear asked listeners to submit stories about a personal event or a situation that has affected their lives. The first prize goes to Bouloufèi Bèwèzima and his group from Togo for their entry.

The migration of people from upcountry to the coastal city of Mombasa is akin to the annual wildebeest migration in many ways. The rush for suddenly limited resources in form of accommodation, especially for poor planners, leads to a mad race on the Nairobi- Mombasa highway. Hippos at the park. An orphaned hippo was adopted by a tortoise here.