RACISM IN KENYA : Artcaffe in Nairobi accused of racism again A businessman has claimed he was treated badly by an Israeli manager at a popular restaurant in the Village Market. Sam Mutua, a contractor, had gone to buy croissants at Artcafe when a manager only identified as Danif, allegedly harassed him on June 18. Artcaffe in Nairobi cannot seem to shake the bad publicity it somehow manages to attract. This time, the café is at cross-hairs after a Kenyan woman protested the arrest of her brother following an incident on Monday. Koki Mutua tweeted a message claiming that her brother had been arrested after a verbal confrontation with the restaurant owner after he ordered 12 pastries. The owner apparently refused to sell to the man telling him that the croissants were too many and he was BLACK. But Danif, the Village Market and the Gigiri police have denied Mutua was harassed. Mutua claims Danif allegedly used offensive language before pushing him out of the shop, threatening to call the police – a version of the story that was immediately discounted by some workers and security officials. Mutua walked in the café and ordered eight pieces of the croissants, which was packed by one of the attendants. However, as he prepared to pay, the order was cancelled as Mutua had supposedly bought bread above the standard limit. According to the rule at the restaurant, customers wishing to buy more than six croissants must place an advance order two days before going to collect them. Mutua allegedly could not hear of this – sparking an argument that almost turned violent before security men intervened. A single croissant costs Sh210. “I wondered why was I not being allowed to take what I had ordered for and was ready to pay. The manager shouted at me to shut up before trying to push me out of his shop,” claimed Mutua, accusing officers at the Gigiri police station of refusing to record a statement from him. Nohad Keraldeen, the head of security at the shopping mall, accused Mutua of seeking cheap publicity out of the incident, which he termed as unfortunate. He claimed he was called to reconcile Danif and Mutua who agreed to forgive each other. “Both of them accepted their mistake of overreacting after being carried by emotions. I talked to them and they shook hands afterwards, so I don’t understand where all this fuss is coming from,” Nohad, also an Israeli, said.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:20:56 +0000
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