The Journey to a Thousand Miles Starts in Gikomba
June 28, 2023 ⚊ 1 Min read ⚊ Views 53 ⚊ BLOG
Today Pato, the jamaa from our office, was reminiscing about days before the lockdowns. Without the masking up, social distancing – yaani when we were living ‘normally’ ?. On one of those days, Pato was going about his usual weekend business. Maerrands hapa kule before linking up with the boys later that afternoon. One of the errands was linking up with ‘Njoro wa Maluku’ who runs a gentleman’s shop in Gikomba Market.
Pato had been looking for chinos for an upcoming all-white party. He enlisted Njoro onto the search and he had the specific one he wanted – an ex-UK Beckham-like look. According to Njoro, though several people had been eyeing it, offering to pay for it in cash, he had saved it for Pato. Njoro asked him to get to the shop immediately to collect it. He told Pato, “Wewe ni boys wangu siwezi kuangusha hata kama wanafika bei kukuliko.” Doesn’t your plug always use this line whenever they are luring you into a hasty purchase?
