In Kenya, 10 Disadvantages Of Living In Rongai
Living in
Rongai is one of the hardest punishments you can inflict on yourself as a
person. The place looks cool on paper, but in reality, there are more
problems there than on a Mathematics exam paper. Here are some of the
common disadvantages of living in Rongai
You take forever to get home
Rongai is
already far away kilometer-wise. Add the fact there is traffic jam too
and you get one hell of a journey. My colleague Joe stays in Rongai.
Every evening whenever he’s about to go home, we always tell him “Safiri
Salama”.
According to
Aljazeera, the ten most stressful places to reside in Nairobi, include
estates like Kibera, mathare and Mukuru. However, the only reason Rongai
didn't make the cut is maybe because the researcher reporting the data
is still trapped somewhere in traffic jam along magadi Road on his way
there.
The fare is crazy
Rongai peeps
pay upto 300 bob sometimes in fare. And they never complain. I think
it’s the fact that they’ve been brainwashed by extremely cool matatus.
The price of public transportation has been increasing so quickly that
every Rongai resident has to struggle with budgeting fo it with what
they receive for their salaries.
Chicks flake on you
If you are a
young unmarried guy living in Rongai, you’ll really have a hard time
getting chicks to come to your place coz of the distance. You’ll always
get excuses like “Aki mum amenituma mahali. Sitamek kukam leo”. No
wonder Rongai peeps suffer the most drys spells. Most times they are
forced to zero graze on the chics in their area, thus creating too much
competition
Your friends rarely visit you too
Then you end up being a lonely fella who wants to commit suicide. Be strong
Shit is expensive
Basic
commodities are expensive in Rongai. Try buying n apple in Rongai – and
you’ll end up convincing yourself that fruits are not important. And
there’s a long list of items in Rongai that are priced higher by at
least 12% than in most places in Nairobi. What a shame
Insecurity in some areas
Especially that place called Kware. You can’t stay for two weeks without getting robbed
Matope mob
When it rains, Rongai peeps come to town looking like they are straight out of potato farms.
You also have to tolerate the jokes
Mara ati
sijui diaspora….mara passport…bla bla. Rongai resients are the
recipients of all the jokes on social media. Too bad for them, because
unless people start commuting from Nakuru to Nairobi, Rongai will always
be the place to make fun of.
Lack of water in some places
This is a
common problem in most pats of Nairobi. But Rongai peeps have enough
problems already. I’m guessing this is one they would have at least been
glad not to have
Rent is crazy
The rates of
rents are outrageously out of sync with the rest of the city. The rates
depend on which borough you live, but they’re generally among the most
expensive in the whole country. The rates can only get you so much
space. Most regular folks live here with roommate in tiny spaces
Source: Ghafla
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