"Maths not adding": Rider hired to deliver 4 chapatis from Kileleshwa to Thika

This story has significance for readers across Kenya and beyond.

- A Kenyan boda boda rider shared a helmet-cam video after receiving an unusual delivery order that left him scratching his head

- The rider was tasked with transporting four chapatis from Kileleshwa all the way to Thika town

- The clip went viral as Kenyans online tried to make sense of the maths behind paying KSh 950 to deliver the food

A Kenyan motorcycle delivery rider set social media ablaze on Saturday after sharing a helmet-cam video of himself on what has to be one of the most head-scratching deliveries of the year: four chapatis, travelling all the way from Kileleshwa to Thika town.

The clip, recorded while the rider was already on the road, features full order details.

The rider addresses the camera directly, clearly struggling to wrap his head around what he had been asked to do.

"A customer has given me four chapatis for delivery to Thika. The trip is KSh 950 from Kileleshwa to Thika town," he told his audience.

"I am wondering why the person in Thika did not buy chapati there."

His confusion was understandable.

With a single chapati going for roughly KSh 20 in most Nairobi neighbourhoods, the entire order would cost around KSh 80 at most.

The delivery fee alone was more than ten times that amount.

The rider kept it philosophical, though. Rather than refuse the job or confront the client, he chose to think out loud and let Kenyans weigh in.

"Something is not adding up. Help me do the maths. Does it add up?" he said, before apparently deciding to let the mystery be. "Anyway, let me stop overthinking and deliver it."

That moment of resignation is precisely what sent the clip viral, with thousands of Kenyans jumping in to offer their own theories, jokes, and unsolicited advice.

The replies were a mix of comedy and conspiracy:

@AfriqueRevultKE:

"Your job is to deliver and get paid, not investigate."

@Makiadi_:

"He could have paid 10k for the trip, but then he would ask many questions. Peana chapati and end trip."

@Le_Kasae2u:

"I don't think it's just chapati."

@bishop_shushu:

"Mwambie akule moja ndio ajue hajui."

@rk9128566:

"For the love of chapati, I can pay for a courier and security."

The Kileleshwa to Thika route is no short hop. Covering roughly 40 kilometres on the busy Thika Superhighway, it is the kind of trip that takes well over an hour during peak traffic.

Whether the chapatis arrived warm is a question nobody seems to be asking, but it deserves an answer.

For now, the rider did what any professional would: he delivered the order and pocketed his KSh 950, leaving Kenyans to keep doing the maths on his behalf.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

Reporting originally appeared via TUKO. Read the full source for additional context.