This archive report was first published on 11 May 2020.
Published on May 11, 2020, Louis Muiruri shares a hilarious and relatable story of his time as a young man working for a rich employer in a city with a rescue team and a regeneration team.
During his training in an exquisite tourist island destination in the Indian Ocean, Louis discovered a shocking secret: hotels don't reuse or recycle towels. This revelation sparked a sense of entitlement in him, and he began to stash hand and face towels in his suitcase every morning.
As the days went by, Louis's towel appetite grew, and he found himself emptying the fridge of new bottles of wine, bars of chocolate, and soft drinks, which were duly refilled without fail. By the end of his two-week training, his suitcase resembled a major towel consignment container from China.
On the day of checkout, Louis's mind was racing with thoughts of being caught and jailed in a remote island, and later hanged after three weeks without the knowledge of his family. However, the guard finally returned with a clean bill of health, and Louis flew back to his Leafy Suburbs like someone who had gone to Turkey to buy bathroom towels for wholesale.
Within a month of his return, all the towels had mysteriously disappeared from his bedsitter, a testament to the lasting impact of his towel-stealing adventures.
