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Funny ways in which Kenyans behave in banking halls

On Monday morning I found myself in a long queue in one of the local banks in Nakuru County. To while away time, I started noting the behaviors of fellow Kenyans who were also queueing along.

1. This is Mogaka, he keeps looking over his shoulders fixing a steady gaze at the main door as if expecting somebody to enter before turning abruptly and looking at the person in front of him. His withdrawal slip is safely in the pocket. When he arrives at the counter, he looks sideways and then passes the withdrawal slip across the glass partition. He asks to be given the money in denominations of fifty. He puts them in the wallet and then in the inner pocket of the coat, turns quickly and leaves the banking hall at a lightning speed, occasionally looking over his shoulder.

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