Musau has been a taxi driver for 17 years in Nairobi. Many know him for being a law abiding driver and very honest. Among his qualities, humility was also his key virtues. This earned him clients who would wait patiently for hours to get his services. One of these clients was Priscilla. A bank teller in one of the big banks in Kenya.
Priscilla had a friend called Sheila who called her one morning, "Priso haki am stressed, my car broke down and I need a taxi asap."
"Why you calling me, there are so many taxis kwenu".
"The thing is am moving around so much and I need your taxi driver to carry me around. I shall at some point leave stuff in the car so I need a trustworthy person."
Numbers were exchanged, calls made, at 9:30am Musau was driving into a middle class estate in Westlands. Sheila gave him her schedule for the day. Musau quickly explained that he had two clients at 6pm and 8pm to which Sheila responded positively,"Tuta maliza by 4 usijali".
The errands began, at 3:30pm she was doing her last run, a meeting in Upper Hill. She thought she'd take a short time because she was to pick her daughter Beryl from school at the Holy Family Basilica. Too bad the meeting took longer than expected. Musau got uneasy, he couldn't leave because Sheila had left her stuff in the car.
Sheila came out of the meeting at 7:00!!!!! She came running, "Musau pole. Haki tuharakishe tukachukue mtoto."
The humble Musau was firious and scolded Sheila as She begged him to start the car she'll compensate him. Musau drove in anger almost hitting a truck, Sheila hit her head on the dash board.
"Hata Mungu ame kasirika na wewe, very good."
They reached the school at 7:20pm finding little Beryl seated next to the watchman. Sheila apologized to her baby and they went to the car as she explained everything.
"Huyu mama yako ni mkora sana, usiskie chenye anasema".
"Musau Tuheshimiane".
Beryl perturbed by all this. Musau drove towards Westlands through Koinange street. Prostitutes were lined up being a Friday.
"Mum, who are those women?" The little one asked.
Embarrassed, Sheila said,"Women trying to make a living dear".
Musau felt this was the time to hit Sheila hard,"Beryl, mama yako anakudanganya. Hao ni malaya, hao hulipwa na wanaume, kisha wanatoa nguo na kufanya tabia mbaya."
The expression on Beryl's face was classic, she was shocked. Sheila couldn't believe her ears and was left dumbfounded.
As they approached their home, Beryl asked,"Mum, do malayas have children?"
"Yes honey," Sheila replied,"Where do you think taxi drivers come from?".
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