Scammed In Kenya; French YouTuber Overcharged Shows How Race & Skin Color Play Huge Part In Scamming In Africa

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

By TB Obwoge

Traveling can be very stressful, however when you're overcharged, scammed or defrauded it makes the trip more meomorable. For many that don't travel often, then find themselves the victioms of scammers it's one of the biggest things they'll ever remember.

Most people will always tell the story of all the pain they went through during one bad experience.

For those like myself immigrating to another country, only to find worse issues than the place you moved from. Again Ghana was that for me, the discrimination I received for being thought of as a white person was very angering.

Being thought of as a white person in Ghana and not able to afford to live in their secrigated communities, I was always overcharged or had others trying to scam me. Also Ghanian men who tried to comment romance scams, your skin color in Africa is always what determines how you're treated. Black Africans will never admit to their racial discriminaion and hatred either.

However no matter the skin color, several Ghana expats and migrants have been scammed, overcharged or defrauded in some way.

This popular French YouTuber was saddened by his experience of being overcharged in Kenya, his video has now gone viral.

Here is the full video posted below:

Several Kenyans took to social media, angry over their fellow citizens overcharging this man for his food. They charged him 800 shillings for something that is barely 300 shillings.

In the video the man asked how much the meat choma cost prior to eating, he was then told that the ugali was 800 shillings. This roughly means his meal cost around $7 USD. He could've purchased 2 bags of maze and made several portions of ugali for the price he was charged.

The sad part in the Kenyan venders are laughing at him, they are laughing even as he tells them they're giving their country a bad name by cheating him.

Kenyans online also agreed with him, they were angry that this man who biked all over Africa was being cheated in Kenya.

While a few people are siding with the food vendors, majority of Kenyans have been deeply incensed by the flagrant robbery, with many expressing their lack of faith in the Kenyan people and systems, comparing the fraudulent traders to our national leaders.

While expressing her disappointment, one X user @SharonJebitok said, “This guy has been traveling by road using a bicycle he entered Kenya through Ethiopia and has been to Nanyuki, Nyeri, etc on his way to Nairobi so he actually knows the prices!”

Another user got a little more serious with the matter, even pulling in a legal angle, saying, “We shouldn’t be joking about this to be honest. We should call upon this guy to return back the money to the French YouTuber for overprice. The Kenya penal code, Section 300, outlaws extortion. Can @DCI_Kenya have a look at this incident. This portrays Kenya badly in the international community; they can’t trust Kenyans.”

One German epidemiologist Mudge Rulf was particularly displeased by the entire encounter, taking to her X handle to thoroughly berate the extortionate food vendors while also terming the majority of Kenyan traders as ‘thieves’ no different from our politicians.

“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!” she bitterly ranted.

“Anyway, a majority of you are thieves like we see on this clip, why do you expect your politicians to be different? Could it be that you deserve some of your leaders?”

Yves Kino is a notable French YouTuber from France who has been travelling across continents while cycling his way from one country to another.

Kino started his journey in France, through Europe, and then the Middle East. He recently arrived in Kenya, covering a staggering distance of approximately 9,521 kilometres by road.

Source: NewsDay.Co.Ke

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