Mulolongo is not just a place. It's a whole syllabus. And deep within its curriculum is a tiny street called Zambarau where meat is sold both day and night. By day, Zambarau is a heaven of nyama. Smoke rises like prayers as meat sizzles on grills. You can find it in stew, dry fry, grilled or even boiled for the toothless. But when darkness announces its arrival, the meat form changes. It’s still meat, yes, but this one is served somewhat raw. Colourful, tender and priced depending on texture, origin, and freshness. The most popular evening meat here is called pig Porko. Everyone in Zambarau street and its tributaries knows pig meat, Porko. It is well supplied, comes in different packages and is available all night till morning. On a certain Friday evening, Katomo walked into Mulolongo feeling like a tycoon. After working for three solid weeks smoothing walls in Kalangaita, the foreman finally remembered him. He was paid a full Ksh 790. Not a coin less. That evening, Kat...
Not like Uhuru Kenyatta who has been quoted saying; "let them ban miraa! Sisi hatuna shinda! We will get miraa buyers from humuhumu." Eti "sisi hatuna shinda", meaning that him and his family hawana shinda and they do not care how many families depend economically on the sale and export of that crop. Eti "we will get miraa buyers and chewers from humu humu"...will he order employers to buy miraa for their employees just like he directed companies (after telling tourists to pack and go) to the send their workers on compulsory tourism vacations to fill the empty hotels and parks as reflected in his recent tourism master plan? NO PLAN, NO INTERJECTION, NOT TRY, NO SOLUTION! THIS GUY MUST GO HOME FOR KENYA'S ECONOMY TO BE STABLE.
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