We admire hustlers though many of us never say it

Traders pull handcarts (mkokoteni) at Marikiti (Marigit) open-air fruits and vegetables market. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

It's a fact that only 20 per cent of Kenyans are formally employed. The rest hustle, which is characterised by uncertain sales or jobs. I see men and women walking in search of jobs daily.

Yet hope and resilience keep these men and women going. In Kenya, where automation is still nascent, most of the work is manual. I was surprised that grapes can be picked by a machine, yet we do not want tea picking machines.