Leaky
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Many years ago i was approached by a certain Tanzanian businessman with a deal i could not refuse. For 500k each i was to avail a few trailers to him, the trucks then drive to kisumu to load ethanol for export from Spectre International. After loading the trucks drive to Namanga and eventually enter TZ after clearing. We then head to Moshi through Arusha and at Moshi ndio mchezo inaanza, the number plate is changed complete with a new insurance, sticker.
Very important, over night we had to drive through Njia Panda, Marangu, Tarakea, Loitoktok, Emali and back to Nairobi before dawn using panya routes. Truck yenyewe ukiangalia then ilikuwa kama mpya. After a few trips you change the oil and brake linings hata kama hazijaisha. New tyres always, and after wear and tear kidogo unauzia mkamba unaweka zingine mpya. The cost of a breakdown before dawn was incomprehensible on the kenyan side as it meant dealing with unpredictable police after a shift change na macho mingi ya watu. Yaani umepea wa usiku pesa sasa itabidi you negotiate again na wa mchana who were usually not on the know.
The drive back to Kenya we were being escorted by 2 chase cars one infront and another behind. Always loaded with police and KRA money coz coming back was magendo. Wadau pesa inabebwa na chase cars was alot coz each roadblock the normal rate was 100k. Kwa roadblock no stopping unakuta everything has been sorted by the chase cars wewe tu nikuenda. Not forgetting in each truck you are given around 100k non refundable ya mfuko in case the chase cars are held up and you have to deal with the police yourself which was a rare occurance. After offloading in Nairobi the cycle is repeated.
Hata kama ni wewe ungekataa 500k for a weeks work. Expenses haumalizi mia? Did the said business for almost a year kwanza one December i can recall we were doing 2 trips a week. Yaani nakumbuka one christmas and new years day nikingangana usiku na trailer as everyone else was at home celebrating.
Unfortunately/fortunately, things went south when a rival business man (ethanol importer) snitched on us. At mlolongo around 3am tulikuta umati wa around 50 policemen na wazito wa KRA gari zikashikwa.
That is when i came to know the true owner of the business. As an aspiring politician then, he came usiku to negotiate with the police but all was in vain because the press had been tipped. Kumbe i had been dealing with a now current mzito in Government using his proxies. Funnily news of the nab never made it to any local dailies as the press was "sorted". Right now the mzito is being touted as the best thing since sliced bread.
Anyway my trucks spent the better part of the year ndani before negotiations and eventual release.
Yaani all that work was just to kwepa the tax man.
From then nikakataa hiyo biashara saa hii its the straight and narrow.
By the way @pamba i still believe kazi inaendelea. Ingia inbox nikuibie siri roho safi unukishe kitunguu
Leteni hekaya zenu of crazy things you have done for money.
Very important, over night we had to drive through Njia Panda, Marangu, Tarakea, Loitoktok, Emali and back to Nairobi before dawn using panya routes. Truck yenyewe ukiangalia then ilikuwa kama mpya. After a few trips you change the oil and brake linings hata kama hazijaisha. New tyres always, and after wear and tear kidogo unauzia mkamba unaweka zingine mpya. The cost of a breakdown before dawn was incomprehensible on the kenyan side as it meant dealing with unpredictable police after a shift change na macho mingi ya watu. Yaani umepea wa usiku pesa sasa itabidi you negotiate again na wa mchana who were usually not on the know.
The drive back to Kenya we were being escorted by 2 chase cars one infront and another behind. Always loaded with police and KRA money coz coming back was magendo. Wadau pesa inabebwa na chase cars was alot coz each roadblock the normal rate was 100k. Kwa roadblock no stopping unakuta everything has been sorted by the chase cars wewe tu nikuenda. Not forgetting in each truck you are given around 100k non refundable ya mfuko in case the chase cars are held up and you have to deal with the police yourself which was a rare occurance. After offloading in Nairobi the cycle is repeated.
Hata kama ni wewe ungekataa 500k for a weeks work. Expenses haumalizi mia? Did the said business for almost a year kwanza one December i can recall we were doing 2 trips a week. Yaani nakumbuka one christmas and new years day nikingangana usiku na trailer as everyone else was at home celebrating.
Unfortunately/fortunately, things went south when a rival business man (ethanol importer) snitched on us. At mlolongo around 3am tulikuta umati wa around 50 policemen na wazito wa KRA gari zikashikwa.
That is when i came to know the true owner of the business. As an aspiring politician then, he came usiku to negotiate with the police but all was in vain because the press had been tipped. Kumbe i had been dealing with a now current mzito in Government using his proxies. Funnily news of the nab never made it to any local dailies as the press was "sorted". Right now the mzito is being touted as the best thing since sliced bread.
Anyway my trucks spent the better part of the year ndani before negotiations and eventual release.
Yaani all that work was just to kwepa the tax man.
From then nikakataa hiyo biashara saa hii its the straight and narrow.
By the way @pamba i still believe kazi inaendelea. Ingia inbox nikuibie siri roho safi unukishe kitunguu
Leteni hekaya zenu of crazy things you have done for money.
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