epitaph on Bette Davis’ tombstone.
She was an American actress on stage, television, and film who is perhaps best remembered for being willing to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters. She was also a hard worker with a perfectionist steak.
Kenya and Uganda both lie on the equator, so the sun rises around 6 a.m. and sets around 6 p.m. throughout the year. Given such a reliable natural timekeeper, it is customary to tell time by counting hours of light or hours of darkness.
So, 7 a.m. is called 1 o’clock (saa moja, or one hour of light), and 11 a.m. is called 5 o’clock (saa tano) (moja means 1 and tano 5 in Swahili). Similarly, 7 p.m. is called 1 o’clock (one hour of darkness), and 11 p.m. is 5 o’clock.
Unfortunately this way of telling time is becoming less common, as all clocks are western-style.
