There I was, doing wahenga proud, you know when they say atafutaye hachoki? I'm there looking for clients to deliver quality, and get paid. So I spot a gig, while I'm looking at the brief, I realize there’s no way I could show up and execute it. I don't bite what I can't chew, so me being me, I decided to hand the gig over to Prof.
Not to seem like I'm gassing him up, but Prof si mtu wa mchezo. legendary guy. Kazi safi, anajua mambo, alafu ni mtu wa heshima. So I link him up with the client for the gig, then quickly texted him,
“kaka,
kuna shughuli hapa nimekuplug.”
An hour later, Prof replies with a long ass text. You know it's real when someone types a text yenye kidogo inakaa manuscript ya kupeleka publishing. He goes:
“Vipi bazu. Thanks man.
2 months ago,
Lorry yangu ililima gari ya wenyewe
Nikakimbizwa sana since insurance ilikua kachapa.
I traded off the lorry ndio at least ni manage kulipa gari ya wenyewe.
Driver alilima wish karibu aimalize yote bana.”
You know you are expecting a
“Can’t make it,
got another engagement,”
but then when you get hit with
“driver alilima wish karibu aimalize yote bana”
Bro. I paused. You don't know whether to laugh, say pole, or offer therapy. Turns out, his driver went full Fast & Furious: Nairobi Drift Edition. Prof goes to tell me venye jamaa alikula hio wish nyuma mpaka huko mbele akakanyaga headlight ya left. Ati aliona hio Wish, or what was left of it kwa police akashtuka bana.
Goes on to tell me that if it had passagers, wangekua na kina Abraham na Moses wakiulizana makubwa ya binguni. If not, wangekuwa na kina Osama upande ule mwingine thinking of how to make a fire extinguisher
My guy Prof? Akakaa chini akakubali the consequences of his employee. Sijui what happened with his insurance, but he was forced to sacrifice the lorry, lorry ikauzwa to pay for damages to the Wish.
But even in that chaos, Prof still replied with thanks. Hii Nairobi mtu insurance inamsumbua ama ina ghost, anauza assets, na bado anasema “Thanks man.”
You see why nilisema Prof ni mtu wa heshima?
Moral of the story?
Be like Prof. Kuna watu nimechapa referral hata feedback ya venye kulienda ni ngumu! Another thing, at least insure your lorry/vehicle, property properly to avoid issues.
One last thing, it's the festive season, for the love of whatever keeps you moving through this life, don't you dare drink and drive bana!
Mambo mbaya
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