I was at the Junction Shopping Mall today and while walking towards the entrance, I decided to stop by the shoe shiners to wipe my shoes. Well, the guy did a good job, I cant complain. However, I was shocked when I asked how much the service cost only for the guy to tell me its Ksh 300. I was like 300? Since when did they start charging such amounts for wiping shoes? The last time i used the same street shinners in town i was charged ksh 30. Could it be that these guys are this expensive coz of location or just mere exploitation? This incident reminded me of some article that i had read the other day that there is a sudden increase in spending power by the middle class in Kenya, and thats why most international brands are opening shops here. What is this spending power attributed to? As a country have we really grown that much economically to explain this sudden high expenditure by the middle class? Where is this money coming from? Any economist in the house?
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:30:17 +0000