Maids are powerful people in this country. They belong to the silent majority. You know the kind of people that can make your life hell or heaven. You never want to be in a dilemma where your maid is punishing you. And not just that, the maids in Uganda control the base of information. Oh, the things they know!
At this base of lugambo, you have the askari, the boda guys and the maids. Mbu whenever the bosses go to work, the maids also proceed to hold their daily meetings and exchange notes. Maids are updated, they know when the Mama and Papa no longer talk, they even know about the other Papa that visits the home when the real Papa has travelled. Those things that your boda guy is always telling you nga you are just saying ‘eeehhh’ in the wind, it is the maids that cook these stories…
Whereas Christmas season is a time to rejoice, it is also the moment when there are tectonic shifts in the Ugandan homes. When January arrives, it arrives with actual tremors. Mbu it starts with the maid saying you should send them transport to return. In that mix, the maids will be receiving new offers. Mbu why should a maid suffer working for someone in Kitukutwe when some better thing shows up in Ntinda.
Not only that, mbu these days maids have also raised standards. They ask; “do they have a washing machine in that home? How many children? Do they have ka-WiFi for TikTok?” Anti now there are planned maids who do not want to work in homes without equipment. Home where Mama comes to complain how they are not wringing and twisting the bu clothes well. Mbu current market price for a maid in Uganda is 100K, if another house makes a better offer, then that is the time to shift.
Kati the maid transfer season started at my Jowey’s place. This awesome Shakira (her maid for three years) said she was setting off for self-employment. She was ready to open her own boutique. Bambi Jowey, she could not imagine going through these drills again.
