Thread by @paushinski

Yaani the lawsuit against Esto has taken a whole turn.

But first, how we got here.
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Our Esto has 3 full time employment departments.
1, Security & Safety. 2, Engineering & Technical. 3, Grounds and Works. For real, these are actual jobs.

Security and safety is more obvious.

Engineering and technical hao ndio wanakuwanga na kazi mingi na ngumu.

Mara stima.

Mara pipe ime-burst, mara mtu anataka kuoshewa gari. Sijui Kenya Power ama Nairobi Water, sijui Safaricom wanataka kuweka net... All major issues that affect the whole esto, hiyo ni yao.

Grounds do the detail work. And detail mostly ni udaku na umbea with the housies and security peeps.

But for real, their work is to also to make sure the esto is clean always, the garbage guys don’t steal the cats and the playground, live fences don't look bad when guests come.

But if you have a leak, sink imeclog, or your sauna is not working, you can call them to put it together. Broken windows, jammed doors, nini nini.

But there is a condition to this work. It must not affect the other neighbors. If so, it is escalated to the relevant department.

So anyway, in 2019, these three departments started fighting each other for power and relevance, and things would not be done because one department felt the other department should handle.

Like there’s a day we were without water because someone did not open the main esto line.

Ati because they were pissed by grounds people.

The Estate committee decided we should hire an estate manager. Which sounded like a good idea. The work of this person was essentially to make sure everyone does his or her work.

So 256 said we cannot afford it na yeye hachangi.

Akasema apewe one week na hawa watu.

Of course everyone was against it. Akaambiwa atulie.

The Estate committee was getting tired of doing management stuff and we were having unnecessary drama with cash this, works that. And then knowing 256, we knew she would finish everyone.

Haiya, the comm insisted on getting a professional.

Isitoshe, it was agreed that every house to add an additional 500 bob per month to get an estate management team. Guys were against the cost. Ikasemekana watu wanaishi kwa SQ’s pia walete kakiru.

SQ-rians revolted that story.

Watu WaSQ wakasema in the esto they are treated like third class citizens. Pesa yao tutaonea kwa ViuSasa pekee.

After consultation, it is agreed that every house must remit 500 per month, which includes the SQ persons. How they get that cash from SQ people that's their business.

That cash was coming to 150 sauzand extra for the Estate.

Committee ikasema hiyo pesa itafunguliwa account yake kivyake, but the extra’s would go to what the team would need for small small works like broken pipes and street lights. Major works zitatoka kwa Service Fee account.

Mara hiyo hiyo 256 says she wants to be in the interview committee and processes. What the committee did not do, is allow 256 or Ozband to be a signatory in that account. Ikawa ni ya Subcommittee ya Grounds. Yet another account.

Shortly, we have an estate manager as an employee.

Kwanza this lady said she worked for gava, mara NYS.

Kilikuwa kinaendesha ka Rav4 kengine kazee sana. Akaanza kazi na Vishasha. And then everyday she would report to 256.

Ala? Like this happened and that happened.

But she was extremely efficient bana. A few days in kumenyooka.

One week we are seeing the difference. She would do inventory and we’d get updates. Yeye ndio alileta ile ufala ya every gate must be the same color.

One day she goes missing.

Anyway, after 2 months in Jan 2020, we do not see her. She get’s her last salo and then it is stopped.

256 insists we just pay her but committee ya Mrs. 178 haipendagi jokiso.

And then guys stopped paying into that kitty. But 256 is doing her work and updating us.

Two months nazing. After 3 months, we are told this chic has gone incognito. That sometime in March 2020.

The Comm get’s someone from the grounds to act. 256 refuses.

Mid-April your girl appears. Ati she was on leave. Leave gani? Ati alikuwa ameambia 256 ampatie leave 256 akampatia. Akaambiwa akanyage kubwa aende zake.

She has a fight with the treasurer and she promised to sue us.

Early this week, we are served papers ati we owe this girlie a years worth of Salo, and she wants to be compensated for wrongful dismissal. And she is saying she is asking the cash from individual houses.

Alafu ikaonekana enyewe kuna watu bado walikuwa wanalipa, kama mimi hivi.

Sasa juzi at Comm meeting, 256 insists that we negotiate with her, and settle it out of court. And everyone seemed to be agreeing.

Until this morning.

108 sent us a photo of that lady. From Bobo’s wedding. She was the one giving a gift on behalf of the aunties.

256's cousins.