This happened hapo Lan`gata Cemetery one day back in the early 90s.
I grew up in this neighborhood so i know what i am talking about.
It was a cold,rainy and unusually dark evening as Baba Njogu who lived in Rongai set off on his daily commute back to his home from Nairobi.
With the weather being what it was,he expected traffic and so a congested Uhuru Highway came as no surprise at all.
By the time he passed by the Uhuru Gardens,it was totally dark and raining cats and dogs.
As the traffic got lighter and as he approached the Gates to the Animal Orphanage,he thought he was home free.
But to his surprise,on the side of the road just opposite the entrance to the Lan`gata Cemetery and adjacent to the Entrance that leads into the Animal Orphanage stood the most Attractive Woman dressed in just a simple dress looking soaked in the rain and beckoning at all the motorists for a lift.
Baba Njogu being the kind man that he is could not bring himself to drive past a stranded helpless woman so he pulled up as would have any God fearing person .
The woman quickly got into his car and as she settled into the relatively warm and cosy environment she explained to Baba Njogu that she just needed to get to Rongai and that she just needed to see her family again after 4 years living away from home.
Baba Njogu made nothing of it and when they arrived hapo stage ya Rongai,it was still raining even harder and so Baba Njogu (being the Fisi that he is) saw an opportunity to get with this hot looking woman who hadn`t mentioned any man in her life all along the journey!
He suggested to the Lady that she could keep his coat as long as she gave him her number so that he would arrange to retrieve it at a later date.
And she gladly agreed ;promising to even have it drycleaned by the time he got it back.
Few days go by and Baba Njogu decides its time to get his coat back.
(or shall we say slices?..)
So he phones the number that the Hot looking woman had left her and to his dismay;the person on the other end sounds eerily like an Old man.!
So Baba Njogu attempts to explain to the man on the other end of the phone that she gave a lift to a woman called Damaris Waithera and that she had left with his coat bla,bla,bla…
What Baba Njogu was told left him in a Daze and almost sent him to a Shock!
“Damaris Waithera was my eldest daughter” explained Damariss father; "But i am sorry to tell you that Damaris Waithera was involved in a serious road accident on the Langata Road just next to the Animal Orphanage and unfortunately,we lost her that day.; I dont understand what you are talking about because we even Buried her just there at Langata Cemetery"…
Baba Njogu was left Dumb-founded and in denial.
The only rational explanation would be that he was being scammed off his expensive “Sir Henry`s” Coat!
"I dont believe you!"he shouted at Damariss father…
“If you are not trying to rob me off my expensive coat then you will have to show me Damaris`s Grave!” He exclaimed
Baba Damaris was calm and collcted and they agreed to meet at Lan`gata Cemetery the following day.
They met the following day and true to his word,Baba Damaris led the way to where he and his family had buried Damaris 4 years previously…
What left them both in Total Shock and Fear was that BabaNjogus Expensive Coat was hanging by the Cross on top of Damariss Grave!
That is where the Late Damaris had left it.
Have a Peaceful Night.