Season 1 • Episode 02 • KablaUendeMajuu
Life in Western countries looks financially attractive from a distance, but the cost of living, taxes, and survival expenses hit first. In this episode, we discuss budgeting, remittances, and avoiding financial traps that affect many new immigrants. Build systems early. Income won't save you—discipline will.
KablaUendeMajuu • Kabla Uende Majuu • Diaspora preparation for anyone moving abroad — especially to Western countries like the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe.
◆ YEAR IN KENYA SERIES
This essay is part of the Year in Kenya series — twelve months in Nairobi, April 2025 to April 2026.
The analytical home for the series is gabrielmahia.com, where Gabriel writes on power, institutions, and what holds under pressure. The full reading order — 34 essays across 5 properties — is at the Year in Kenya series page.
◆ Year in Kenya — Field Series 2025–2026
Twelve months in Nairobi waiting on a CR-1 visa, watching Kenya's Gen Z protests, Tanzania's stolen election, and an American political realignment simultaneously — from the position of someone inside neither country and reading both.