Kenyan Woman Kneels, Pleads For Help At Mall Over Unpaid Restaurant Bill: “Alidhani Ni Kibanda”

• A video posted on TikTok showed a Kenyan woman kneeling at a mall surrounded by restaurant staff
• The woman screamed for passerby to help her settle the bill or she would be handed over to the police
• A kind lady offered to pay the bill, with the video dividing the opinions of Kenyans online

There was drama at a mall in Nairobi after a woman knelt to plead for help over an unpaid bill.

Why didn't woman pay bill?

The middle-aged woman reportedly ate at a luxury coffee-led restaurant located at the mall and could not pay.

A video of her kneeling while surrounded by restaurant employees showed her protesting that she could not afford to pay.

She can be heard repeatedly pleading, "Please. Please...", in the inaudible clip before a good Samaritan steps forward to her rescue.

The Samaritan, a sharply dressed woman in green, hands her what appears to be a KSh 1,000 note and asks her to stand.

According to the video's creator @Ninja, the woman soon after settled the bill.

"The lady ate at Java...and for some reason was unable to pay...but a good Samaritan settled the bill... God bless the lady in green and her friend," said Ninja.

It was, however, not clear if she was detained or forced to kneel by the employees.

Loyciana:

"I can never laugh, tomorrow it may be me. Life it's hard outside here."

Lydiacleykuya:

"Life is hard out here. Things are different on the ground.”

Ombogo Mani:

“She thought tea is KSh 10 like in vibandas.”

Mhenga Kakia:

"How did she start eating knowing she has no money?"

Kiptenai Tom:

"She could have gone to eat at Kibandaski. These are the type of women who will yell at the top of their lungs how they detest less moneyed men."

Moseti:

"Hunger respects nobody.”

What happens if you refuse to pay bill in Kenya?

The incident comes three months after a man was arraigned in Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi, for failing to pay a KSh 460,000 hotel bill.

Leaven Namayi Lubanga allegedly obtained credit from Pan Pacific Service Suites Hotel in Westlands on diverse dates between December 30, 2023, and January 10, 2024.

Lubanga reportedly checked into the hotel for 12 days by falsely pretending that he was in a position to pay.

He claimed he had a job offer to do social media marketing at a cost of KSh 124,000 for a month.

He denied the charges and was granted a cash bail of KSh 300,000.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke