Kenyans in the Gulf are very active on social media and especially on Tiktok where they talk about their work-life and all the funny and sad situations in between.
They do so by using coded language so that their bosses are none the wiser. Some of their stories are sad, some are hilarious others are super unbelievable, but all the same entertaining.
Here are Popular slang and phrases used by Kenyans in Gulf on Tiktok as they give their enthralling stories.
Waiguru - the woman of the house.
Waititu - the man of the house
Kifaranga - The child that you are tasked to take care of.
Kemboi - these are Kenyans who decide to run away from their place of employment and break the contract and seek out employment without the agency. It is a risky move because if anything happens to the Kembois the agency cannot intervene. However, Kemboi's earn better because they don't have to share their salary cut with the agency that places them.
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