This term hustler has been quite difficult for people to define especially Kenyans.
Purity Anyango, a shop attendant at D.C in Kibera on Tuesday, tried to define it as a person who works hard but does not get enough money needed for the day. This description works well, although, a hustler means he cannot afford a jet as some of our leaders call themselves hustlers but have lots of wealth.
Anyway, that’s a discussion for another day, how do you know you are a hustler then? Looking at your house, you can tell you are a hustler. This is the time when your kitchen has only one sufuria. This sufuria first cooks vegetables then after washing it you use it to cook ugali. Immediately you remove ugali, you ‘sock’ it because it will cook your black tea in the morning. The other thing you have in your kitchen is two small spoons. You cannot tell if they are cooking spoons or tablespoons.
On the other hand, your bathroom has got only one soap. This soap will be used to wash your face, hair and the body I know many of you fall here. Check your house; does it have a sitting room, bedroom and bathroom? If not my friend you are still a hustler. Stop consoling yourself that you live in a bedsitter, that is only but a room where the landlord has mercy on you and favored you by allowing you to be taking your shower inside the house.
Now let’s see your bedroom. If you usually cover yourself with a blanket that has no bed sheet inside know you are a real hustler. Excuse me don’t tell me it is a duvet, a real duvet cost more than sh4000, how on earth can a hustler buy that? Hiyo ni rent ya mtu miezi mbili bwana!
Now that you know where you fall, tell me are men the only one who can be referred to as hustlers? Kibera, Mathare, Mukuru, name them all you will certainly find hustlers there.