Kenya's masked barber
There's a new barber in Mombasa. He remains anonymous to his clients and workers by wearing a mask. His unique look has gone viral, bringing him many clients. Despite facing initial challenges, he is happy doing what he does.
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00:00The first idea came about in 2020, but the idea I had it, but I was waiting for the right
00:25time.
00:26So I decided to hide my face just to be unique, to be different with other barbers, you know,
00:30there are a lot of barbers, but how do you stand out?
00:33You have to come up with uniqueness, yeah?
00:36So that's how I came up with the mask idea.
00:38Oh, for the first time, first days, they were scared, oh, don't do this, don't do it, but
00:57at the end, I'm the one who knows how it will be, so, because the idea is mine, so I just
01:04told them, don't worry, everything's going to be fine.
01:07In the beginning, it was bad, even the police could arrest you and all that, but now everything
01:12is fine.
01:13The reason why I'm always coming here is he knows how to shave you, based on your hairstyle
01:27and everything, so I don't care about his face, the only thing I care is the service
01:33I get here, how he shaves my head and everything.
01:36I've been shaving here for, this is my third year being here.
01:43I do love his services, they are just unique and top-notch.
01:46I think everyone should give a try and visit the unknown barber.
02:03As long as you can pay me, I shave anyone, so I don't like putting, like, I have specific
02:08people now.