Ten types of Fundi wa Nguo in Kenya-Number 8 will shock you!

In Kenya, we all know a fundi wa nguo (tailor) and their cunning behavior. Some are good, but most? Eh, they will stress you until you want to cry yourself out. Here are 10 funny types of tailors you must have encountered in Kenya.

1. The total quack

He must have been forced into the trade by circumstances and not really by passion. Whenever you instruct him to make you a suit, it will either come out as oversize or badly done. You are only forced to go to him because there are not so many fundis and he is the cheapest one around. You try the dress, it’s tight like a sausage. You say, "Uncle, si inakaza?" he replies, "Ah ah! Wewe tu ni mkubwa. Inatosha!" You can’t breathe, but he insists it fits.

1. Disappointing chap

You clearly inform him that you need that cloth by end of this week to use it for a ruracio. Come exact date, his shop is closed and he is nowhere to be seen. Calls to his number either go unanswered, total mteja or he will tell you “niko kwa kelele, call later” you end up using your old clothes to that special event.

1. Disorganized

Her workshop...