Leave "Nairobians" alone!

Travelling up country this year...last year rather... was...well a horror story as usual...with hiked transport fee, crowded bus termini, huge suitcases and a weird demand on power banks...and to top it all , the heavy rains which...lets not even!

Lets not forget  the  up country folks  bracing themselves for a serious influx of selfie taking weirdos in sweatpants, sandals and socks (nini huwasumbua lakini?)

The country folks have come out and complained about these weirdos...especially the ones from Nairobi. I even saw a video one of them did clearly stating rules and conditions...no hot showers, breakfast is served by seven, no tissue in the loo, they complain about how we go empty handed but come back with gunia of food, how we dress, how we talk, how we eat...how we freaking do everything!!

I don't dispute some of the claims, we Nairobi folks can be quite annoying, especially how we constantly complain about the phone signals. I'm like relax Samantha...your Facebook account wont shut down because you didn't post on Christmas day!!

Despite all that..I have to say this...Will you just leave us alone?? Honestly, just let us be!!

I have lived in Nairobi for 10 years...I think that automatically gives me ranting rights! Sawa sisi huboo...but no one hustles harder than a Nairobian!

We are constantly running against time, nothing ever comes easy for us, we have to fight our way through everything, traffic, hawkers, potholes, people...and sometime cough through tear gas infested atmosphere!

With a climate that is as unstable as our economy. With that kind of life we barely have time to notice some things let alone brag about them, even Nairobi slay queens have to work over time i tell you...Instagram filters come in handy yes, but don't be fooled, kwa ground vitu ni different!

 So when we go up country its literally a whole new experience for us. We get to "show off" because we have an audience! Or how do you expect us to behave when you keep calling us "Jo Narobi"

Then you go ahead and tempt us further by asking us questions like "Narobi dhi nade?"(How is Nairobi?) then you expect the luo in me to just answer calmly...NO...i will brag all the way to my intestines and back...chooke!

The views...dear lord!

Also for "plain Janes" like me we finally get to a place where we stand out...chaaaiii! We will  surely "stand out" loudly with our Toi market outfits like billboards...

This is no billboard...but oh well!

On carrying huge gunias back to Nairobi...or wherever... Do you know African mothers? (unless mine is special breed) they would make you carry everything that can fit in that gunia, including the very soil where the maize grew...if only that were possible! They don't really care if you brought the entire supermarket or if you came empty handed! So on this issue... Blame love! Or better yet your relatives who indeed go home empty handed!

As for the selfies and picture craze...you will never understand how heavenly the sight of uncorrupted  nature is  until you are confined in a small square in the name of an office for months on end!

One may ask...with  so many challenges, why do you insist on living there? Simple, Nai ni home!

Yote tisa...kumi . Please, we know we are an eye sore...but can't you just let us be...in a few days, we would always go back to our hustle anyway!

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Have a lovely 2020!