White waiters are the hottest new thing in Nairobi

Nairobi's elite are flocking to restaurants to be served by white waiters.

The New York Times reports, nothing may signify that Kenya has arrived more than the sight of a white man with a bead of sweat trickling down his temple, hustling trays of drinks and sweeping up steak scraps with the edge of his hand.

The report says Kenyans don’t usually see working-class mzungus (or foreigners).

It says, "melanin-challenged visitors and residents tend to be professionals, diplomats, United Nations types or safarigoers."

The Times quotes one female patrol at a top-end restaurant as saying, “I think it’s going to work. Where else in this country are you going to get a mzungu waiter? It’s a bit of a screwed-up mentality, but some people have a post-colonial hang-up, and if they can turn the tables, they’ll pay a premium for that.”