Nairobi woman engages 'kanjo' in dramatic drive around town, Kenyans react

A Kenyan woman has gone viral after a video of her dramatic altercation with an unidentified Nairobi city council askari went viral across the internet.

In videos which have been shared widely across all social media platforms, Ntazola Gloria is heard engaging in a heated, expletive-laden exchange with the 'Kanjo' who she claims forced himself into her car for allegedly violating parking rules.

Ntazola is then seen driving along the Nairobi Expressway as she questions the askari while at the same time swearing at him, calling him names and telling him that she was going to drive him around all day in a bid to teach him a lesson. 

"Mbona nakuwanga hivo? Hiyo ilikuwa kitu ya kunikalia kwa gari yangu? Tunaenda na wewe mahali naenda," she’s heard telling him amid swears.

"Nakupeleka hadi kwangu saa hii, hii gari hautoki ndani. Mbona unaingia kwa gari yangu? Wewe ni traffic police? Mnasumbua Wakenya, watu wako na stress. Nakupeleka hadi Ngong town!"

As the commotion continues, the calm kanjo tries to cool down the situation, asking, "Mbona unanifanyia hivo?"

Still, Ntazola rants on, repeatedly calling him 'mbwa' as he tries to block the recording by placing his palm over the camera.

"Tunachukua road trip! Si ulikuwa unataka kuingia kwa gari yangu? Tutakaa na wewe hadi kesho... What was my mistake? I was trying to park," she says.

Later, they're seen driving along the Nairobi Expressway as Ntazola relentlessly harangues her captive, talking over him as she drives on, unperturbed. 

"I've even paid for this road. We are going to cruise with you hadi usiku. Your bosses tell you to collect money from innocent Kenyans. You wanted to ride with me? Let's go baby," she continues.

The confrontation has ignited the internet and at the same time elicited mixed reactions from thousands of Kenyans.

The biggest majority of people have supported the TikToker with a small number accusing her of holding the kanjo captive and essentially, kidnapping him.

X (formerly Twitter) user @ArapSwaleh said, "Next. This will become the trend. Until kanjo askaris stop demanding for bribes. Hiyo thao alikuwa akule iishe kwa mafuta."

Another user said, "Kuingia kwa gari ya mtu abruptly and without permission when you're not a traffic officer should attract this kinda consequences lakini."

On her part, user @reginagathoni said, "I would have driven this fool right up to Sakaja's office and dumped him there! These fools are lucky they have never entered my car! I cannot even describe the atrocities I would subject them to. It would make international news!"

However, one user castigated the lady for her actions, saying that two wrongs can't make a right.

"You've basically kidnapped this man! You're harassing him and imprisoned him in your car! He should sue you for emotional abuse! Two wrongs don't make a right!"

Hours after the video went viral, Gloria Ntazola took to Tiktok to claim that her account had been brought down soon after the video was published.

"Hi guys, so wametoa account yangu, Sina account yangu ya TikTok tena because of that kanjo incident. That's okay but that guy entered my car forcefully without my permission. I was just trying to park my car," Ntazola said.