Rare Valentine's shopping outing marred by a mannerless little girl

A view of a supermarket at Naivas Supermarket along Aga Khan walk in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

I went shopping last Sunday. By shopping, I mean patiently pushing the trolley and trailing the woman of the house (yes, it’s Valentine’s season, so I can disclose that I can be meek and submissive).

That’s not to say I don’t do shopping. I sprint in and out of shopping malls, usually with stuff packed under my arm, wrapped in newspapers, etc., because Kenyans have peculiar habits that drive me up the wall.