....Ten minutes. Same road. Same man. Different problems.
The moment Robert entered the salon, his wife looked at him and casually asked, "Kwani umetoka home?"
He froze for about half a second. But experienced liars like him don't panic. They redirect.
"Zii... nilikuwa kwa local hapa chini tu."
His wife looked at him again. Longer this time.
Then she asked, "Mbona umebadilisha T-shirt? Tulitoka home ukiwa umevaa jersey ya Arsenal."
At that moment, Robert's ancestors collectively face-palmed.
In his post-electrical supply confusion, he had accidentally swapped clothes. He left his Arsenal jersey at home and walked out wearing Brenda's "Mimi Ndio Sifuna" T-shirt.
Thinking quickly, he lied that somebody had spilled Tusker on his Arsenal jersey at the local, forcing him to change clothes in the car.
His wife stared at him. Then she started doing mathematics.
What are the odds that Brenda, our house help, is wearing a...