Saba Saba: Nairobi Trader Shiquo Hurriedly Moves Stock from Shop Ahead of Demos
- Shiquo Hiistyle, famed for her shops at RNG Plaza and Beaver House, took security into her own hands and left with her stock ahead of the Saba Saba demos
- While some fans accused her of being too fearful, she emphasised that cowards live longer and she had no apologies to make, giving reasons for hiding her stock
- The indefatigable businesswoman also shared that the Gen Zs are not to blame for the looting done with reckless abandon during protests and pointed her finger toward other quarters
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Nairobi, Kenya: Shiquo Hiistyle, a Nairobi businesswoman who is known for reaching her clients online, hurriedly packed and left her shop ahead of the July 7 Saba Saba demos.
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During the June 25 protests, traders who sell electronics, clothes, phones, and other accessories were devastated after returning to work and finding that their shops had been vandalised and stock worth millions carted away.
Supermarkets were not spared either, with Quickmark and Naivas supermarkets suffering huge losses.
In videos shared on TikTok ahead of the Saba Saba demos, Shiquo and what looks like a small army of people are seen packing hurriedly to take her stock away to safety.
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Why did Shiquo move her stock?
The busy businesswoman waited until they had made sales for the day and started packing on the evening of June 6.
"Those who had planned to break into Hii Style I'm sorry. We are scared because we have loans, debts and our workers," said the businesswoman.
An associate added that cowards live longer, and they were not afraid of showing that they were scared enough to pack up the place.
"We are distributing our risks," she said.
"No Gen Z is vandalising anyone's shop; businesspeople are hurting each other; the fight is among ourselves. Do not say it is Gen Zs, they are not moving anyone it is us who are making each other move out," she added.
How did Kenyans react to Shiquo's predicament?
wangūkū WA thika🇰🇪🇺🇲:
"Business community wanapanga magoon wakuje waangushe investor wenye wanawacompete."
Kamathi_Wangai:
"True💯💯Gen Z's hawana haja na kitu ya mtu. Ni business colleagues wako na wivu na wenye biashara zao zinaboom, zinafanya poa."
jey networks:
"Shiks Usha Bongo, watu utake chance ya maandamano kufinya wenzao."
wambuikalage:
"Kama shiquo anaweza hamisha vitu zake na venye ni mingi, there is no excuse. Hamisheni vitu, please."
akinyivivien100:
"May the Lord protect you. I was at RNG and was happy to see you guys up and about. Bought some stuff."
Kenyan traders turn to grills for security
Meanwhile, traders in the Nairobi CBD turned to grills for enhanced safety ahead of the planned protests on Saba Saba.
Previously, traders lost millions worth of stock during the chaos that erupted on June 25. At the time, many were at a loss for how they were going to start again, given that they had borrowed loans to start the businesses.
This time, the businesspeople were not taking any chances; they took security matters into their own hands, having additional reinforcements installed.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
