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My school-run minibus: Tumusiime's only way to earn a living
Tumusiime's my school-run minibus is Tumusiime's only source of income and needs a gearbox replacement costing $305.
🇰🇪 00112, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya1,261 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 8 weeks ago the gearbox failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $305. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my younger brothers and sisters. Before the breakdown I worked eleven hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $305 goes:
• gearbox replacement (parts): $200
• Labor charges: $50
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $50
• Towing and inspection: $5
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- Tumusiime
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- Lydia A. Avila 🇺🇸 · $25
“Praying for you. Thought of Tumusiime all day after reading this. - Bronx”
- Abdul Karim Hasan 🇮🇳 · $25
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- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $7
“All the best. My neighbor told me about this one. - Cebu City”
- Amol F. Naik 🇮🇳 · $3
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So sorry you're going through this, Tumusiime. This could happen to any of us.
Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Oaxaca de Juárez!
thanks for sharing this, Tumusiime. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.
Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Nairobi.
rooting for you, Tumusiime. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Milan.