Today, a Rwandan trader in Mwiki was robbed of his bucket of mandazi, two thermos flasks of black coffee, and the money he had made selling to honest people. The thieves were chang’aa addicts who thought they had found an easy target. Unfortunately for them, they found the wrong neighbourhood. I responded immediately from Maji Mazuri. One robber left the encounter with fewer teeth than he arrived with; another went home with a head injury. Meanwhile, we raised KSh 3,500 for our fellow African trader to help him get back on his feet. Let me be very clear: we are not going to stand by while criminals prey on hardworking Africans trying to survive. A man wakes up, makes mandazi and coffee, carries his little business on his back and comes to Kenya to earn an honest living. The least we can give him is security and dignity. To the mugukaa, miraa, & chang’aa gang: mandazi is not your inheritance, coffee is not your birthright, and Mwiki is not a free-for-all buffet. We are Africans before we are anything else. We welcome our brothers and sisters from across this continent, and we will defend their right to work peacefully. Kenya must never become another South Africa where fellow Africans are attacked simply because they crossed a border looking for a better life. We can be tough on criminals without becoming cruel to foreigners. Leave hardworking traders alone. Let them hustle. Let them eat. Let them go home safely. My cousin Grace Nga'nga hapa mimi utanisamehea. – at Ruiru, Kenya