USWAZI S01e02: Kahawa na Bao, Kijiwe fix.
Nyegezi bus stand was a bustling, chaotic place on a hot day. Sweaty bodies jostled for space in the crowded waiting area, everyone trying to escape the scorching sun. The air was thick with the smells of diesel fuel and Zege from a distance, and the sound of honking cars and shouting vendors filled the air. As the buses pulled in and out of the stand, a frenzy of activity erupted. Passengers fought to board the overcrowded vehicles, while vendors hurried to sell their wares — cold sodas, steaming samosas, bread, sweets, and colorful bags of peanuts. Despite the heat and the hustle, there was a sense of camaraderie at the bus stand. Strangers smiled at each other, and people helped one another carry heavy bags and find a spot on the crowded buses. In a city like Mwanza, everyone had to rely on each other to get through the day.
Just opposite the bus stand, at the local kahawa stand, a group of men had gathered to escape or embrace the heat and enjoy a cup of strong, black coffee. As they sat on wooden stools mabenchi, the conversation most of the time inevitably turned to arguments.
“You guys should pay well your players, look at Fei Toto. Eating goodies huko Uarabuni”.Mzee Juma shouted while sipping kahawa with kashata in his hand
“Don’t y’all ask yourself, Who gave Fei Toto the money to deposit into the account and who arranged his training sessions in Dubai?” Jamil a Yanga SC fanatic jumped on Mzee Juma’s comments
“Does it matter?, he is there training with Karim Benzema Trainer, sleeping in Burj Khalifa and driving Lamborghini to facilities ”…
The other men in the group busted into laughter.
“But Y’all need to pay well your players to avoid small small disappointment,” Bakari said while pouring coffee from a pot into an empty cup.
The other men looked on with amusement as the argument raged on. They had heard this same debate countless times before, and they knew it would probably continue for hours. But they didn’t mind — in a city as crowded and chaotic, the kahawa stand was a place where people could come together and relax, even if it meant listening to the same old arguments about soccer teams.
“Shikamoo Mzee Juma” one of the bus conductors shouted
“Ila acha longo longo, go home and rest now ” he jokingly went on, while the bus was drifting away.
