In Mombasa Mateja are, put simply, drug addicts. Americans call them junkies.
Hii hapa ni baathi ya stories za Mateja…
This guy you respect him very much. Siku moja anakuletea kitu, kwa mfano, simu kali sana, eg Infinix Zero 4. Anakuambia umpatie kama tenga tatu, yaani 3K, akidai ni za kununulia mamake dawa za pressure. He promises to repay you, perhaps, in the evening. True to his words, anakuletea pesa yako. And all is well!
Problem ni kuwa, hiyo simu utakua ukiletewa karibu kila siku. Na kila siku itakua na sababu yake. Na, he does not expect you to decline his requests for money simply kwa sababu ukimkopesha anakulipa. So it becomes his right to be loaned, hehehee!
So, hatma ya relationship ni ipi?
Mambo manne.
Hiyo unaweza kuinunua for a song. Ukawa umeangukia. Inalingana na arosto zake!
Unaweza kujipata umekoniwa pesa yako na simu.
Unaweza kujipata na police case, kwa sababu hiyo simu haikuwa yake!
Hiyo ni story moja tu. Na hata hivyo, hii story is typical and not all that scaring. If you are unlucky, your encounter and engagement with a Teja can be very, veeery, traumatic!
There is a place called Kisimani on Malindi Rd before bombolulu. Behind it is Kisauni health centre right opposite Freere social hall adjacent to Freere grounds , a stone throw from Freere primary school. Now, there is some kind of program in The health centre that offers these Mateja medication to mitigate the drugs and syringes za kujindunga to avoid sharing. Sasa, am told that the medication also have a kick similar to unga ama Heroin. For this, the Matenja, close to a hundred strong, congregate outside the Facility from as early as six in the morning. They come from all walks of life. From the very dirty, emaciated and malnourished, to some very expensively dressed riff raff in all manner of classy dungarees. Some of the girl tenjas are soo hot, makes you wanna get addicted.
They camp outside the gate all day chewing muguka and smoking all manner of contraband… From hemp to cigarette to marijuana to shisha and dried Hippo cum. They are all over the road causing mayhem and harassing pedestrian and motorists. If you are new around and out of your ignorance dare hoot for them to make way, you may just be insulted to hell and back. The most common insult is kumamako for men and ladies rarely escape a Mkundu firimbi.
The skunks have single handedly fucked up the economy of this metropolis… You must keep an eye out for them every turn else they will snatch even a nursing bottle from a baby’s hands. Down with the pigs
001 is the undisputed king in putting together the most crazy matusi!!
Ya mateja siwes ongea… A sibling has put her former husband, kids and currently my parents through hell!! Sometimes you find yourself wishing such people eternal rest or a jail term because you’ve tried everything… rehab, counselling without success.
Drugs ni mbaya!
Mmoja alinipa zile radio kubwa za Waganda. Ilikuwa Kenwood. Akaniambia ataniuzia 10K ikiwa na speakers. Nikampa 6K za deposit. Hatujamaliza hata one hour ashaanza masimu. Eti hiyo 6K haikutosha ile shughuli yake. Akanipeleka mbio akitaka 2K zaidi. Nilipomwambia anirudishie 6K yangu nimpe ngoma akauzie mwingine, wee! Ashaenda Makupa polisi amekuja na karau mwingine Mmeru alikuwa anaitwa Boii. Huyo Boii alikufa. Ikasemekana nimekataa na mali ya mwenyewe maze! Ikawa msukumano mpaka polisi zaidi wakaja hata wakawa wanataka kuniweka ndani, eti radio ni ya wizi!
Nilisaidiwa na Wazee wa Msikiti mwingine hapo Majengo wakaitisha hela zangu kwa family ya huyo teja nikalipwa. Otherwise, ilichukua zaidi ya wiki mbili Kitambo hio feud iishe.
Grew up in Barsheba, hapo sasa ndio kuna mateja kupitia kiasi. Most of them are neighbours whom we grew up with and started using tobacco rolled in rizzla graduated to weed and now its hard drugs. Matter of fact most of the weed in 001 is laced with heroin. Some childhood playmates have turned to be peddlers.
Mateja huko walikuwa wanahepa na nguo kwa clothline. Mama flani aliwekelea jiko nje iwake akiangia kejani, kurudi nje jiko ilikuwa imebebwa na makaa yote.
Niliishi hapo Mashauri for four years. Every third person you meet on the road is a teja, or is a brother or a sister or a mother or father to a teja. Hapo ukiosha nguo ukianika, inatoka nje Na stool hadi zikauke. They are a real menace
Sasa anaishi na nani? Hata ukisaidia parents, unapata sibling kama hu yo anaiba kila kitu. There’s another guy in my village who is an alcoholic, he stresses his mother all the time. Hata ukiacha viatu nje anaiba.
Some of them come from humble background, familia haiwezi lipia rehab. Wengine walikuwa wanaskumwa ocha lakini withdrawal symptoms zinawafanya waibe warudi Msa.
Amepelekwa 4 times… twice by the husband and twice by the family… maombi ndio usisemse, counselling tumebakisha kwenda kwa mganga. I think if she got something like 2 years in prison it might rehabilitate her!
I’ve lived in magongo hapo mwisho and true to your word vijana wamekua zombies.Kuna jamaa flani mjaka anaitwa ras ndo alikua anasupply weed na unga huko.
Nilichapa hit moja ya ile bomu wanauza uko nikaskia iko tofauti,but I liked it there