Griff travels trough East Africa by colonial railways, or at least what's left of them. They were established i-during the German-British race to the sources of the Nile at lake Victoria. In Kenya, they started a rich agricultural colony, but are being replaced by car transport, even though roads are generally poor. In Tanzania, the Germans lost the race and the tracks are largely in pitiful state, so Griff has to do some distances by other transport.
—KGF Vissers