I was also in "The" and crossed Harry Thuku road. A4Arch should get a wazua nobel prize for dispensing free advise to humanity. I charge.

@famooz, good to know that we have met. Looks like i have met many of you here on real life. Its common practice for large architectural firms to charge over and above normal rates for projects that they do not intend to attract. Its just impossible to survive in the nairobi business world if you do not create a specific niche. Thats just how biz goes and i dont understand why anyone would be offended since am the one who knows exactly how i want my biz to run.
@majimaji, so you must be an engineer. .....sure, humanity, as much as you would like to dish them free helpful info, is quite ungrateful, which is ok, expected and understood in a country like kenya where every one is angry at each other for the flimsiest of reasons, at times going the whole hog as in the case of tribal clashes where if you were to ask a perpetrator whats the cause of their anger, they cant explain. Since life has to go on, we have no choice but to accept those amongst us with anger, bile and bitterness and hope they will take a chill pill and get over it.

Final score.

A4 10

alma 3

Ama mambo bado niongeze pop corn?

Fascinating thread really, would have been a pity to miss. I respect & know of both @a4architect and the @muganda he speaks of...

@murchr not to worry; I could be mistaken but last I checked, I am not him

My take....

This story might have started elsewhere then ended here.

@Bintis heading of thread is not appropriate.First impression is that A4 has done something wrong and so she needed to confirm his credibility.I see it as a wording problem and not that she doubted him but wanted to know more about his work.

More often than not when people who look like they have made it speak their truth it is interpreted as arogance and pride by those who feel they are below them.Hatupendi kuambiwa ukweli.

I have interacted with A4 and his advise is what made me succeed in what I was doing.I remain greatful for that.

A4 has managed to curve an image of a successful fine gentleman in our collective minds and maybe that is why we are shocked at his response.If his response came for some Engineer in this forum I guess nobody would have really bothered, but him No No.We imagine A4 cannot harm a fly.

Having said that I request that @Binti apologizes for her innocent querry that suggested A4 is not credible.And to A4 I say it will not hurt to say am sorry to @Binti for making her feel belittled and all those who felt offended in this republic.

Halafu tukutane kwa mbuzi......

Misunderstanding hutokea and when they do people talk about them.That is what human relationships are made of.Be it Bibi na Bwana, mtoto na mzazi, mwalimu na student etc