国际英语资讯:Feature: Chinese-made motorbikes earn Kenyans in formal jobs extra income
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 25-- <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Arimi">Arimi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kayole">Kayole</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="wakes">wakes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jomo">Jomo</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="sorting">sorting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="Arimi">Arimi</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="he">he</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="job">job</span> - <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,000 <span word="shillings">shillings</span> (10 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="boda">boda</span> <span word="boda">boda</span>, <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="side">side</span> <span word="hustles">hustles</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span>, <span word="watchmen">watchmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Titus">Titus</span> <span word="Otiato">Otiato</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ruai">Ruai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Otiato">Otiato</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="some">some</span> 300 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="of">of</span> 700 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span>.</p>
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