You snooze, you lose: roll call for ride back home

The vehicles have a mental register of those who had “booked” to go to town. Some passengers emerge from the darkness. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Being the last Thursday of the month and a market day in Kabarnet, Baringo County, I needed to rise up at the cockcrow. The matatus would naturally be full. There are two of them. You miss the ride and you have to wait until the following day, or perhaps up to Monday.