Kibra Residents Scam French Citizen, Make Him Pay Ksh700 For Ksh50 Ugali [VIDEO]

Kenyans on social media voiced their anger towards residents of Kibra, Nairobi County after they tricked Yves Kino, a notable French YouTuber from France into paying more than 10 times the normal price for a plate of ugali.

Kino was touring the Kibera slums when he was led into a makeshift restaurant, commonly called a 'kibanda' where he ordered a plate of ugali and matumbo for Ksh200 per plate, accompanied by fish and a side of 'kachumbari'.

He sat down to enjoy his dish alongside one of the residents whom he interacted with throughout as he concluded his meal and inquired about its price.

However, Kino was stunned to discover that he was being charged Ksh1,000 for the ugali and matumbo plate, which is five times more than the original price.

Here is the video:

"Just before you told me this is Ksh200, so the ugali is Ksh800? So anyone who takes ugali here pays Ksh800?" he attempted to countercheck, to which the kibanda attendant agreed in jest.

Sensing that he was being scammed in the open, the Frenchman opted to pay Ksh500 for the meal with the knowledge that the price for the ugali he had was way less than what he was being charged.

The kibanda attendant tried coercing him into topping up an extra Ksh200 but Kino remained adamant, revealing that he was aware that he was being tricked into overpaying for the plate, which he found out only cost Ksh50.

"You know, the problem is, I know you're charging me like 10 times for the price of ugali," Kino countered much to the attendant's denial, to which he decided that "I will wait and I'll see if you charge people Ksh500 for the ugali."

Eventually, Kino succumbed and handed the attendant the extra Ksh200, voicing his accusations towards him that he had pulled all manner of tricks to swindle him of his money.

"You're giving a bad image of the people here, that's not nice," Kino slammed before walking away from the restaurant disappointed.

The altercation sparked uproar among Kenyans who believed that some of the scamming habits of ordinary mwananchi are a replica of what a section of politicians for years have been accused of.

"This is one of the reasons why some Caucasians in my circle refuse to go back to Kenya. Honestly speaking I also prefer leaving them behind when I visit because I am tired of this thievery all the time. I need to enjoy my holiday without scammers activating their scamming antennae because they have seen a Caucasian or a mixed-race child! 

"Anyway, a majority of you are thieves as we see in this clip, why do you expect your politicians to be different? Could it be that you deserve some of your leaders?" an X user posed.

"Not cool at all. I follow this guy's content on YouTube. Started when he was cycling from Addis en route to SA via Kenya. One thing I know about him is that he is woke and knows when he is being scammed," DJ Soxxy weighed in.

The French Youtuber has been travelling across continents, cycling his way from one country to another. He began his journey in France, through Europe, and then the Middle East, with his most recent achievement being arriving in Kenya, a distance of approximately 9,521 kilometres by road.

Kino cycles an electric bicycle that was modified to have three wheels. Since he is in transit full-time, he uses YouTube as a source of income, financing his journey by posting regular video updates of his escapades.

A photo collage of Yves Kino in a water vessel (left) and posing with an associate in Kenya (right). /INSTAGRAM.KINOYVES