This is us: The unspoken beauty of being Kenyan

CaptionKaluma Boy and MC Chris on a raised podium surrounded by hundreds on Kenyan. [Courtesy/@annahree/TikTok]

A rider came to my place of work the other day with some documents I needed to sign. I knew it would be the usual hurried exchange: Pick the documents, skim through, scribble my signature where required, hand them back and watch him zoom away. Instead, I got schooled on everything I had forgotten about us.

Dressed in the right gear, he greeted me so warmly I was taken aback. As I signed, the wind picked up and without hesitation, he moved to shield me so I could work comfortably. When I was done, I thanked him, expecting him to hop on his motorbike and zoom into the city’s chaos. Instead, he said “you first, madam,” while gesturing for me to go ahead. I was floored!