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Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown s12e01. Kenya.

The Best Moments of Anthony Bourdain and W. Kamau Bell’s Trip to Kenya on ‘Parts Unknown’
In the first episode of Parts Unknown’s final season, Anthony Bourdain takes his CNN colleague W. Kamau Bell (star of United Shades of America) to Kenya, where the hosts meet with many people who embody the modern-day spirit of the country. It’s clear that Bell was not only excited to be visiting Africa for the first time, but also thrilled to be going on a bona fide Anthony Bourdain adventure like he’d seen on TV. Bourdain also looked like he enjoyed accompanying Bell on this journey. This episode was filmed three months before the Kitchen Confidential author died at hotel in France. 
Bell and Bourdain begin their visit to the capitol city of Nairobi with a lunch of grilled tilapia and ugali. During their meal, the comedian mentions that he was born in East Palo Alto, California where, in the ’70s, there was a push from the local African-American community to rename the city Nairobi. Later, the duo meets up with local street-wear designer Njeri Gikera of ChilliMango, and Melissa Mbugua, the managing partner at MNM Consulting Africa, for drinks. The four of them discuss how 70 percent of Africans wear second-hand clothes, and how many of them come from America. “This low-cost clothing option has absolutely crushed the domestic clothing market,” Bourdain notes.