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Michael Joseph was spot on over our ‘peculiar habits’

During his time at Safaricom House, the chief executive said something that didn’t go down well with many Kenyans. As a result, he was reprimanded,  cursed and some, like yours truly, even threatened to boycott the ‘Better Option’.

But, in retrospect, I think we owe MJ an apology. For we are a very peculiar lot indeed. Then, the CEO never understood why the network got congested every Friday evening. Why did all Kenyans decide to call at a go? He concluded that Kenyans have ‘peculiar calling habits’.

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