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How Stomach Issues renamed a Mechanic


Wawire's stomach has been acting up this week. He was among the people that got free nyama pori from the campsite's mama chakula. She rarely gives out free food but this time she did- she had taken it from a neighbor's kitchen. She said the neighbor owed her money so she took it as punishment. Not many people wanted a share of the free meat after they heard this story for fear of being 'black magicked'. Wawire however, never says no to free things. His fellow mechanics joke about it saying that if he was a woman, he would have 5 kids and plenty of free stuff.
The chief mechanic thinks Wawire should go to see a doctor- whether traditional or modern that will be his choice. He just doesn't want him wandering around the workshop any more because of his diarrhoea attacks. The first time he had this attack, he took to his heels so fast people thought there was a danger from the commotion he caused. Five rounds later, he still gets the impromptu attacks. I will not talk about the kind of fart he releases but just so you know, the workshop is no longer a healthy working environment. At lease the air isn't.  Wawire has got everyone spitting every two minutes. 
Despite all this, Wawire is very concerned about the upcoming Eid celebrations because he if often the entertainer at most gatherings. He even bought a kanzu that he wears every year around this time, or when he is interested in a new Muslim girl. For this reason, he decided to go to the doctors to get it checked out. On his way out while at the gate, the stomach did his impromptu thing again. And there was nowhere to run to this time. Guess whose new name is 'wa mavi' now? 

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