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Wives, here are ten types of house girls you will find in Nairobi

Mature woman cleaning. [PHOTO: ISTOCK]

'Miss Mboch' - the super human of the house who can clean, cook, feed the baby and even spare time to flirt with the guards and sit down for a 10-hour marathon of Naija movies - comes in all shapes, sizes, complexions and temperaments. While she's useful in helping mostly mothers who are corporate types, business honchos, as well as ordinary housewives, she can drive you up the wall with her world view which has been limited by geography since childhood. She's mostly clueless how to operate and handle electrical and electronic appliances and will deal with your precious children like they're her villagemates. Here are the types of house managers you are likely to run into.

1. The shags-modo

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