Hacker News with Generative AI: Kenya

Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya (theconversation.com)
There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been found to be capable of breaking the polluting plastic down, though this is the first time that an insect species native to Africa has been found to do this.
Kenya's "man-eater" lions of the 19th century confirmed using DNA (cosmosmagazine.com)
DNA extracted from between the teeth of 2 Kenyan lion specimens from the 1890s shows that the animals ate humans, as well as giraffes and wildebeests.
Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates (restofworld.org)
A rate card published by a Nairobi drivers’ union has become ubiquitous in Ubers in Kenya.The new rates are at least 50% higher than Uber’s official fare.Uber says charging customers extra is against company policy, and is reviewing the complaints it has received.
What Kenyan protests tell about economic management and the politics of reforms (africanistperspective.com)
Is Kenya the new Poland for offshore IT? (ycombinator.com)