Diana Marua Blasts Street Families for Rejecting KSh 1k Donation: "The Audacity"
- Diana Marua recently drove to Nairobi CBD, and a group of Kenyans living on the streets noticed her
- The YouTuber narrated how they banged on her windows along the traffic, asking her to give them some money
- Diana noted that she offered them KSh 1,000, which they refused, asking her to add another KSh 9,000
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Content creator Diana Marua got annoyed by street families who demanded she send them KSh 10,000.
Source: Instagram
Diana took to her Instagram Stories to narrate how a traffic snarl-up left her frustrated with street families.
She was stuck on the Uhuru highway leading to the University of Nairobi (UoN) when some people noticed her in her car.
Some women requested that she send them some money to feed their kids. She said:
"If I could, I would scream. The audacity people have in this Nairobi, and especially beggars. Guys, can you imagine I was stuck in traffic at UoN for 15 minutes and it seemed like a whole hour. They circled the car, some were banging the door, others were screaming my name, others were like 'Diana, give us food, money, diaper money, and something for the kids to eat.' Some women had their children who were breastfeeding."
Diana noted that the traffic was crazy, so she decided to give them KSh 1,000 to split.
"At this point, it was crazy since traffic wasn't opening, so I decided... they were on both sides, so I decided to ask them to give me a number so that I could send them KSh 1,000 so they can split. They told me they don't have a number," she said.
Source: Instagram
Why did Diana not give street families money?
While she was sending the money to one of them, a person suddenly demanded that she send KSh 10,000.
He diminished her offer of KSh 1,000, possibly due to her status. Diana was annoyed by his demands, stating that they were not in a position to demand anything from her.
In a classic 'beggars cannot be choosers,' Diana drove off without giving them money. She added:
"Eventually, one had a number, and in the process of me giving out the money, someone out of nowhere came and said, 'what is KSh 1,000? What will it help us with? Give us KSh 10,000.' I'm like the audacity. Haujavunjka mguu, you have a mouth, you can walk wherever and work for your own money. So I hustle, wake up, create content, and do everything I need to do with that hard work, then you come and tell me how KSh 1,000 would not help you. I told them beggers are not choosers. You cannot demand that this is how much you want. I told them that I am not giving them the money so that they know they need to borrow with manners."
Did Diana take Malaika on her first boda ride?
In other news, Diana recently took her daughter Malaika for a motorbike ride.
The mother of three admitted that her kids rarely walk.
The little girl was super excited for the ride.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
