BY JEFF OTIENO IN KISUMU
Some clique of Luo professionals working and residing in Nairobi are molesting and harassing clients in a city pub ( KUCHE KUCHE ) situated in the precincts of Nyayo National stadium Nairobi with glee.
Following persistent complaints from regular clients of that joint this Journalist decided to sojourn there to unearth the aggression of the chest thumping clique most of them Lecturers, Consultants, Insurance Executives with traces of marital glitches.
Inside the main tent there’s an exclusive table preserved for these clique of chest thumpers. Interestingly, the zone housing about four tables have no reservation indicators to may be restrain or direct first timers who could be nursing interests to sit in the “exclusive area.”
In a view to provoke the tormenting cartel, in the company of other two colleagues this Journalist decided to go there a little bit early and sat deliberately in the “exclusive zone”.
A waiter who seems to be working in conduit with the “elitists” group came to us running and on reaching just ordered us to stand up and go to where we ” belong”.
“You don’t belong here stand up and go to another table”, she thundered without even having the decorum to even welcome us as their clients.
We stood our ground to the chagrin of the bragging group who had come and had sat in the next table (zone) where they feel they don’t belong.
We could see them arguing who we were. A bid by another waiter who is part of the clique to make us bow to their demands was thwarted by a level headed bouncer who adviced them otherwise.
Sources confided to this scribe that the said cartel have no grass root structures in their rural homes and they hardly frequent. Though they are said to be proud owners of state of the art homes in the heart of the capital.
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:10:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: JEFF
Subject: LUO ” ELITES” IN SHOW OF MIGHT IN CITY PUB
I think Jeff, the writer, is vain in reporting such valueless matters! The Luo elite have every right to expend energy in the way they deem fit provided they don’t break the law or directly step on other toes. Come on Jaluo.com, you started well, with substantive and interesting exchanges! People like Jeff are simply sulking at the success of others and he’d better compete to reach such levels of success rather than sulk in the dark! And share all that with us!
Bwana,Luos are show off everywhere. This is not a surprise.
However these ladies and gentlemen at Kuche Kuche mean well. They imbibe their whiskies, brandies, Amarula and other alcoholic beverages in style.
And show off like most Luos
I have travelled widely and more so in the East African region and discovered that Luos drink, enjoy,show off and relax in such proud fashions.Even the one who drink in memebers and golf clubs do the same.And they talk everything from business to their sexual prowess on women.
As for Jeffs assertion that they have marital glitches, I wonder as to how he knows this.
Luos are polygamous by nature, so when they talk about their girlfriends, wives and wives to be, that does not mean that they have problems.
By the way men do not marry second or third wives because of problems.As polygamous peole like our fathers and grand fathers and you will learn more.
For your information one wife has her problems just as many wives.So why not have many any way?
And matters of amatory are as complex as human nature and cannot and will not end as long as we live.
Now when he says that some have no grass thatched structures at home, this is now personal.It depends on peoples needs in life. Here I refer him to Maslows theory of hierachy needs.
I know of some people who can put such houses at home because their elder brothers have not. They must wait.
Bwana, Luos unlike other communities have customs.
And these customs are agnatic by nature.
By the way, Jeff, the people at that table mean well and if you identify yourself to them they will buy you a lot of whiskies like Jack Daniel, Meyers, Johnnie Walker etc.They are executives, traders, constructors, retirees, consultants, doctors, engineers etc.
Erokamano osiepa. Mosna JoKisumo
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