That night sikupoteza any sleep juu ya the impending results,afterall kwani mimi ndie ningekua wa kwanza kukua na corona, following morning at 7:30am nikaskia horn naijua vizuri sana outside my gate, niliitambua juu mimi ndio nilikua nimeifunga, it was non other than Muarabu himself in his car. Kumuskia a smile escaped my face juu i knew automatically the results were negative, hangekua hapa if it was the other way round, haha, Mutheu gave me a congratulatory kiss as we got out of bed and i told her to pack my overnight bag, meanwhile huko inje ilikua ni mahoni tu,ata majirani nikajua washamshwa wote.
Shitless with just a kikoi nikafungua gate only to see a few nosy neighbors were already outside to see what the racket was all about. wakati nugu iliniona ndio ikaachilia honi and lowered his window, "Kumbafu mtoto wa malaya afadhali mamako angezaa gunia awekage mahindi, usiku mzimanikutomba tu na hutosheki waniweka mimi hapa kama mjinga, ingiza makende hapa twende watuchelewesha" he greeted me. i leaned on the window and asked about my results, he informed he had received a call at 7am that all was good we should go pick the certificate nikajua sasa ni wakati wakucheza karata, asked him unalipa ngapi akasema 7k, kamuangalia na eye of vagina nikasema 20k, acha ujinga nitakupa kumi akasema, looking him straight in the eye i said 25k, hii ilimshtua akafikiria for a second akasema 15k to which i immediately retorted 30k, haha, i had him by the balls, he breathed out heavily akasema haya basi ingia na 20 to which i opened my hand awkelee pesa, reluctantly he reached into the dash compartment took out a ward of notes licked his fat finger and counted out 10 crisp 1k notes which he handed over. The balance was to be paid nikirudi. i retreated quickly back into the hse handed the money to Mutheu changed very fast took my bag nikachomoka.
Within a few minutes tukafika PHD nikaingia kuchukua cert yangu, my efforts hit a brick wall, mbio zangu zote zilipimwa kaa moto imemwagiwa maji, i was pushed from one office to another. At the third office vile niliambiwa mwenye kusign hajafika it dawned on me they wanted a bribe, i rushed back outside nikapata Mwarabu akinipigia simu, told him what was happening akanipa ngiri mbili, kurudi kwa ile offisi nikapeana 1k and a signed certificate appeared mysteriously, the other 1k found space in my wallet.
Back in the yard i found the Axor engine running, did a few checks as i went round it with Mushtafa an old master mechanic who had been with Muarabu toka ile siku he got his first truck, what he didnt know about Msedes was probably not worth knowing, he assured me everything was okay nisijali. Kabla nitoke nikashow Mushtafa aende kwa my old tow truck aniletee two strobe lights zile hutumika gari ikiwa na wide load, akauliza niza nini kamwambia asijali. Tuma short of Fatuma dota ya Muarabu the company accountant akanikabidhi mileage and with a staccato of honking i eased the msedes out of the yard chombo kikangoa nanga.
Before joining the southern bypass i made a brief stop over in Changamwe for supplies, ya barabara haijulikani sanasana hizi siku za Covid-19.
The first road block nilipata was at Bomje, it wasnt so busy i had just 3 trucks ahead of me, hapa ilikua ni ushuke na makaratasi yako yote after verification you get a temparature check kisha waendlea na safari, the county officers were awesomely slow (shamelessly bila aibu kabisa they were openly asking for money, eti, boss siuniachie kakitu) and it took almost 20 minutes to clear the road block, after Mazeras ndio mtu huona sasa ametoka Mombasa, with very little traffic barabara ilikua ni yangu ningeweka pedal to the metal but am not a speed buff, i maintained it at 70kph.
Mariakani weighbridge was abreeze, sijawai clear hapo haraka kaa hio siku, nika dunga flash ya mugithi kwa ngoma made myself comfotable on the bucketseat and hit the highway proper. the new rules stated that next stop was to be at Mlolongo. hii ilikua nikutesa watu lakini this are abnormal times.
Shitless with just a kikoi nikafungua gate only to see a few nosy neighbors were already outside to see what the racket was all about. wakati nugu iliniona ndio ikaachilia honi and lowered his window, "Kumbafu mtoto wa malaya afadhali mamako angezaa gunia awekage mahindi, usiku mzimanikutomba tu na hutosheki waniweka mimi hapa kama mjinga, ingiza makende hapa twende watuchelewesha" he greeted me. i leaned on the window and asked about my results, he informed he had received a call at 7am that all was good we should go pick the certificate nikajua sasa ni wakati wakucheza karata, asked him unalipa ngapi akasema 7k, kamuangalia na eye of vagina nikasema 20k, acha ujinga nitakupa kumi akasema, looking him straight in the eye i said 25k, hii ilimshtua akafikiria for a second akasema 15k to which i immediately retorted 30k, haha, i had him by the balls, he breathed out heavily akasema haya basi ingia na 20 to which i opened my hand awkelee pesa, reluctantly he reached into the dash compartment took out a ward of notes licked his fat finger and counted out 10 crisp 1k notes which he handed over. The balance was to be paid nikirudi. i retreated quickly back into the hse handed the money to Mutheu changed very fast took my bag nikachomoka.
Within a few minutes tukafika PHD nikaingia kuchukua cert yangu, my efforts hit a brick wall, mbio zangu zote zilipimwa kaa moto imemwagiwa maji, i was pushed from one office to another. At the third office vile niliambiwa mwenye kusign hajafika it dawned on me they wanted a bribe, i rushed back outside nikapata Mwarabu akinipigia simu, told him what was happening akanipa ngiri mbili, kurudi kwa ile offisi nikapeana 1k and a signed certificate appeared mysteriously, the other 1k found space in my wallet.
Back in the yard i found the Axor engine running, did a few checks as i went round it with Mushtafa an old master mechanic who had been with Muarabu toka ile siku he got his first truck, what he didnt know about Msedes was probably not worth knowing, he assured me everything was okay nisijali. Kabla nitoke nikashow Mushtafa aende kwa my old tow truck aniletee two strobe lights zile hutumika gari ikiwa na wide load, akauliza niza nini kamwambia asijali. Tuma short of Fatuma dota ya Muarabu the company accountant akanikabidhi mileage and with a staccato of honking i eased the msedes out of the yard chombo kikangoa nanga.
Before joining the southern bypass i made a brief stop over in Changamwe for supplies, ya barabara haijulikani sanasana hizi siku za Covid-19.
The first road block nilipata was at Bomje, it wasnt so busy i had just 3 trucks ahead of me, hapa ilikua ni ushuke na makaratasi yako yote after verification you get a temparature check kisha waendlea na safari, the county officers were awesomely slow (shamelessly bila aibu kabisa they were openly asking for money, eti, boss siuniachie kakitu) and it took almost 20 minutes to clear the road block, after Mazeras ndio mtu huona sasa ametoka Mombasa, with very little traffic barabara ilikua ni yangu ningeweka pedal to the metal but am not a speed buff, i maintained it at 70kph.
Mariakani weighbridge was abreeze, sijawai clear hapo haraka kaa hio siku, nika dunga flash ya mugithi kwa ngoma made myself comfotable on the bucketseat and hit the highway proper. the new rules stated that next stop was to be at Mlolongo. hii ilikua nikutesa watu lakini this are abnormal times.
