Rollins wrote:He spends 12 hours scouring back and forth on kilinyaga road, shuffling back and forth on Uhulu highway strangled with all manner of assortments-pliers, dawa ya meno, tochi, radios, steeling etc, or walking up and down nyayo hauthi brokering passports. Harafu unamwabia jioni aripe jym. Hio ni kupotesa mbesha!!!!!! Chidwe
You have no idea how far this "broker" business has gone. Visit Guangzhou and you will know. Most Chinese haven't bothered to learn English and as a result you can show up with money to buy merchandise and come back to Kenya with your money!
But not to worry. There is always a Kikuyu nearby who can help. The form two drop out who could not speak proper English a few years ago is now fluent in Chinese and will tell you exactly where to buy what you want, the tricks the Chinese might pull on you and how to avoid them and even act as your translator - at a fee of course!!! And in future, you don't have to travel to China. Just call your Kikuyu friend, give instructions and wire the money directly to the seller after he has done the ground work! Don't forget his commission.
Ask one how he mastered Chinese in such a short time and yet English was a problem for all those years and he will tell you:
"Kisugu warikuwa wanataka nisome bure [don't confuse with 'free of charge']. Kishaina ni biashara!"
Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good returns.