The picture above is the note left by the international program coordinator with our askari (security guard) here in the doctor's compound. The keys open our kitchen door and bedroom door.
At the first hotel we had a similar, if not identical, key which we found charming and quaint. But as we've traveled the country we've had matching keys in multiple safari lodges, the huts on Kilimanjaro, and the tented camp at lake Chala. Which makes us wonder how many unique keys and locks really exist in Tanzania, and how secure the locks really are. Thank goodness for the askari!
Thankfully, at least at the doctor's compound they forgo the carved wooden or occasionally stamped leather keychains which, although very ornate, are usually the size of my shoe and equally convenient to lug around.
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