Pope visit a blessing for Kangemi businesses
- 5 years ago
The savoury aroma of chapati and mandazi along the road leading to Kangemi early Friday morning made everything look normal on a day when Pope Francis was visiting a church in the area.
As early as 5am, huge crowds of people were walking fast and away from where the Pope would be visiting.
Though the residents were expectantly waiting to host the pope, most of them identified the visit as a business opportunity.
For others, they could not afford not to report to their places of work. Most of the small business people increased their stocks targeting visitors in the area.
“We woke very early to prepare. We are hoping that by the time he passes through here he will find when mandazi is and chapattis and all other foods are ready,” Dickson Mogaka told Capital FM News.
“We hope once he (the Pope) leaves the church he will also stop here we see him.”
As early as 5am, huge crowds of people were walking fast and away from where the Pope would be visiting.
Though the residents were expectantly waiting to host the pope, most of them identified the visit as a business opportunity.
For others, they could not afford not to report to their places of work. Most of the small business people increased their stocks targeting visitors in the area.
“We woke very early to prepare. We are hoping that by the time he passes through here he will find when mandazi is and chapattis and all other foods are ready,” Dickson Mogaka told Capital FM News.
“We hope once he (the Pope) leaves the church he will also stop here we see him.”