Kenyan women are fabulous, but being a Kenyan woman sometimes can be difficult. And we all have those small things that annoy us.
It is not usually easy being a Kenyan woman in our own country, unless you drive a range rover, and you live on the other side of Kenya then you will probably not relate, however, most of us do and here are some of the things you will understand.
1. The hairdresser who thinks she knows what you want more than you do.
If you want box braids she will insist on a weave, if you want faux locs she will go on and on about how you would look so nice in twists. You have no intention of changing your mind so you ride out her 30-minute lecturer (she also braids really great so you put up with it)
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2. The super mean Mpesa agents (who always have drawn on eyebrows).
I am trying to spend my hard earned money, why are you so angry are just committing to the eyebrows you drew this morning?
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3. The way they pack pads at the supermarket
Why does it have to be wrapped in a newspaper then places in a black bag then put as far away from your other groceries as possible. Are the packers concerned that someone will randomly come in contact with a pack of Always and get a period?
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4. The guy on the street who always tries to talk to you.
‘Kiskis‘ is not an acceptable way to start a conversation with a woman.
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5. That guy at the bar who buys one shot and won’t leave you alone.
Cause apparently that one drink gives him the right to be in your company for the whole night.
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6. Trying out an outfit and having to change
Cause you realized you’re javing to town so you grudgingly switch your cute skirt for jeans. Or the weather is playing trick on you.
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7. When it randomly starts raining and you have to silently say goodbye to your shoes
Cause rain means mud and most shoes cannot go through Nairobi mud unscathed.
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8. That one braid that always falls off at the worst time
And sometimes it’s in public you can feel it but you have no idea how to quickly fix it.
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9. The creeps that whisper in your ear while you walk past each other
And power walk past you like the cowards they are.
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10. And now that the holiday season is here noisy relative
At the Easter celebrations at least one aunt will ask why you aren’t married yet.
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What other things do you go through as a Kenyan woman that just annoys you?