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Mboch wa 90s were rich people's problems

A woman cleaning the kitchen. (Courtesy/iStock)

In the 90s, many things, unlike today, were a luxury and a show of opulence, what today looks ordinary and usual in the 90s, was a financial and social status statement. One of the biggest statement and a wonder in the villages was any family that had a house girl-a house girl denoted what today we would call a dynasty house.

In my village, a place called Ndeiya in Limuru Constituency a man called Jemithi (James) a teacher and a businessman had a house girl from Western Kenya Chamakhokho village, the girl was called Jane Nekesa, a well-built girl with magnificent Indubu, Nekesa was also leggy enough to cause head turn in my village. The biggest problem with Jemithi is that he was a randy man, whose zip was suffering from periodic and incessant opening.

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