Man Suggests Househelps Be Paid Half Salaries To Tame Them: "Respect People"

• A Kenyan man, Polo Kimani, sparked outrage by suggesting that house helps should be paid only half or a quarter of their salaries to tame them
• Although it may have sounded harsh to some, Kimani was speaking from a bad experience with a househelp who ran off from his house after being paid
• Kimani's comments provoke a charged debate on social media, with diverse opinions emerging on the treatment of domestic workers who take care of the kids

A Kenyan man on Twitter has rendered the online streets ungovernable by saying that house help should be paid half salaries to tame them.

Kimani says they become stubborn after pay

Identified as Polo Kimani (Metroboomin), the man said being shrewd with paying maids was a valuable lesson that is not taught in any school.

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"The secret is to give them half or quarter salaries if possible: this is just to tame her and keep her in line. If you make the mistake of paying them the full amount, it's highly possible that she will run away and leave the baby at the neighbour's place," he said.

In an interview, Kimani narrated how his former house help , identified as Gladys, used to be stubborn as soon as she was paid.

Househelp leaves Kimani's baby with neighbour

"She was recommended to by a pal who said she was good, she was a little older than me, I'm 26 she was 33. Her work was good, but immediately I paid her at the end of the month she would get overexcited," he said.

"She would casually disappear for hours, saying she was at a friend's place. The second month after I paid her on a Monday, my wife came back home on Tuesday only to find the mama left taking with her a few packets of unga and my wife's stockings. She left the child at the neighbour's place," he revealed.

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According to the tweep, househelps start becoming restless after getting their salaries and getting so many things to do.

His post garnered mixed reactions, and below are some of them.

Comments from netizens:

63⁶³:

"Wa kuhepa atahepa tu. Atang'oa hata TV aende nayo na aache mtoto hapo."

JM:

"My God! Utatesewa mtoto ushangae. Patia mtu haki yake in full."

Hermerix:

"Pia wewe employer wako anafaa kufanya the same."

Patrucio Clement:

"Wewe utaletea watoto wako wachanga shida."

Kibet:

"Ukianza mchezo kama hiyo sasa inabidi househelp akupige some major character development."

Bandit:

"But bro don't forget to them it's a hustle, they also have families who depend on them. So the little she/they earn ,they send their families monthly stipends."

Why moms fired househelps

In another story, busy and overwhelmed moms who leave their babies in the hands of househelps narrated how they fired their childminders.

Some women claimed they could not stand the constant lying of their employees, while others couldn't agree on anything.

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Ivy Terrific said: "I had one from Navakholo who scrubbed all my non-stick pans, she once tore a whole packet of baby wet wipes and came to report Ivy, tissue paper imeloa maji... anyway she went to college."

Woman builds GH¢113,679 Mansion in two years after working as a househelp in Iraq

In other news, YEN.com.gh reported how a hardworking woman changed her family story after relocating to Iraq.

The woman revealed how her employer helped her to save money because she was paid well.

In the video, she showed off her new GH¢113,679 Mansion to encourage others to work hard and dream big.

Source: TUKO.co.ke