Sep 19, 2024 2 Min Read
Kenya's tallest guy. Bradley Marongo has told how he traveled from Majengo in Vihiga County to Nairobi, where he now enjoys newfound celebrity.
Marongo, who is 8 feet 2 inches tall, set tongues wagging when he was photographed walking the streets during the Gen Z protests.
"My friend Mose, who works with one of the buses plying the Nairobi-Western region routes, one day told me that he was an upcoming artiste shooting some of his music videos but had yet to make it into the mainstream music scene, and asked to come with me to Nairobi," Marongo revealed in an interview with a local TV station on Friday, August 16, 2024.
When asked how he fit in a bus meant for people of ordinary height, Marongo explained that he sat on the floor mat along the aisle near the driver's side.
"Nilikaa na yeye(Mose) hapo mbele kwa mkeka," he said. (I sat on a mat on the bus floor)
Tallest man's troubles
Marongo's height has propelled him into the public eye, with content makers vying for a piece of him in recent times.
However, he notes that finding clothes that suit him remains a struggle, pointing out that he has never worn a closed shoe in his life.
"Kupata time kuendea nguo ndio noma, Nikienda soko wanajaa wanataka kuona huyu mtu mrefu ametoka wapi," (I never have time to shop for clothes, but when I go looking for second-hand clothes in the market, I get stared at, with the public wondering where this tall person has emerged)," Marongo said.
Married with two children.
He revealed that he only has two pairs of sandals, which are custom-made for his size and preferences. Marongo also revealed that he is married with two girls who live with his wife in Vihiga.
The 27-year-old Gen Z says he only wears second-hand basketball jerseys because they are the only items that fit him properly.
He claims to work as a tout in Nairobi and wears shoe size 48, which he has yet to find.
Marongo claims his current goal is to become famous, and he intends to quit his work as a Kamagera (tout) to achieve it.
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