Smuggling Water into Somalia
Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport is a regular airport by most standards. It’s not ORD, LHR or DXB but it certainly meets the need. It’s possible to grab a beer or tiny wooden giraffe at any time of day.
The final passenger screening and metal detector is right at the boarding gate. With a 6:30 am flight, I knew I would have a long day where the possibility of getting even water to drink might be slim.
The offending water bottle
My water-bottle full, I took advantage of a bit of crowded chaos to keep from having to dump it out. After I took out my laptop, I placed my bag on the conveyor belt with the bottle sticking out away from security. On the other side, I held the bag, bottle-side in, against my body as I walked uninterrupted into the seating area.
Now you might be wondering, “Isn’t that security lapse dangerous?” Well, actually, I now see what the guards probably figured out a long time ago….what muzungu would smuggle a bomb into Somalia!?!