Does Babu wear ‘mivumba’ underwear?

Jan 25, 2005

<b>QUESTION: TB, before you get into the think of being idle, for the benefit of some of our expatriate friends, please explain what you mean by <i>mivumba</i>?</b><br>In a nutshell, mivumba means second-hand imported clothes.

CAPTAIN FRANCIS BABU

QUESTION: TB, before you get into the think of being idle, for the benefit of some of our expatriate friends, please explain what you mean by mivumba?
In a nutshell, mivumba means second-hand imported clothes.
So TB, what you are saying is a good number of people, who can’t afford new clothes end up buying mivumba?
Exactly that. Out there are people, who can’t afford to shop in Winna Classic, Knight Polo or Woolworths. So, the only way out for them is to head down to St Balikuddembe, former Owino Market, rummage through the huge bales of second hand goods that flood the market from United Kingdom amongst other places.

Now, this Captain Francis Babu, just who on earth is he? He can’t be in the UPDF because I have had a look at the army records and his name does not exist. Could he be a quack captain?
Babu, to the best of my knowledge, has never been in the UPDF. His captain’s rank was attained from his association with commercial airlines. Currently, he is the state minister for housing.

But Babu cannot be serious! As a minister he must take home a pretty decent pay cheque. Secondly, he is a man, who is widely travelled. Why would he want to buy mivumba clothing?
TB, times are hard. In January, everyone feels the pinch, especially if they have children. You see, people have to pay school fees at the end of this month. And Babu does have children so, he must be feeling the pinch too.

So you are saying he started wearing mivumbaclothes so that he could afford to send his kids to school? And another thing TB, do you think his squeeze, Margaret Zziwa, who is an MP also wears mivumba?
You have to remember that Babu is the man of the house – the bread winner. If he has to wear mivumba, then I would expect that Margaret and the kids would support his initiative by wearing mivumba as well.

I suppose Babu, Margaret and the kids take a stroll down to former Owino on Saturday afternoons and sort themselves out. Do you have an idea of what they buy?
He has a suit I once saw him wearing at a wedding and it looked a size too small for him. That looked like mivumba. Then, he has a pair of black socks and those too looked mivumba. Interestingly enough, one can also buy mivumba underwear as well.

TB, are you telling me that Babu and Margaret also wear mivumba underwear? Does Babu buy body hugging briefs, Y-fronts or boxers? And Margaret, does she go in for the G-Strings?
Please! Can you imagine Babu wearing a Y-front that used to belong to some Chinese farmer? And do you see Margaret wearing a G-String that was once worn by the singer Madonna?

You have a point because if our troops cannot fit into army uniforms from China, do you expect Babu to fit into Chinese underwear? But TB, if Babu and Margaret do wear mivumba underwear, how do they ensure the previous owners never soiled them?
That is a disgusting thought, but it is something we need to advise them on. Babu and Margaret, if you are reading this, first check the mivumba underwear for fleas.

Then boil them for an hour. After that, soak them in Jik for a day or so then wash.
However, before
wearing them, look for ‘skid marks’ (if you get my drift). But to be on the safe side, first line the underwear with toilet tissue before you wear them to prevent your bottoms rubbing against the skid marks the first owner left on them!


tbukumunhe@newvision.co.ug

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