Addicted to the chase: Kenya’s hustling culture

45 percent of Kenyans have taken on a second job to supplement their income. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

Phil Don Omondi does not remember when he last had good-quality sleep. To sleep, he says, is to cut his chances of survival in an economy that offers slim pickings for decent employment opportunities.

As such, he is ever ‘chasing the bag’, a phrase common in his social circles describing a drive to accumulate monetary resources to sustain one’s desired lifestyle.

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