Meet Barkat Ali Manji, the mobile barber who shaves Kenyan billionaires

Barkat Ali Manji is the first mobile barber in the country. After Covid-19 happened that he decided to convert his van into a mobile barbershop.

He became an online sensation following this unique technique he uses to reach out to his clients at their homes whenever they require his services.

In a day, he attends to around 10 clients who live in Nairobi and its environs. For a haircut, he charges Ksh3,000 to 3500 per session.

Among the clients, he shaves is Otile Brown and former Kiambu governor William Kabogo, Nick Mutuma among others.

My barber has gone to the next level. Mobile yani pic.twitter.com/1JQOcYxS2y

— Hon. William Kabogo (@honkabogo) May 17, 2021

Speaking about his work he said:

”I have clients who have booked me for a specific day and a specific time the whole year.

It’s not been easy as sometimes I get very little sleep. But It’s also a new market as most people do not find barbers as early as 5:00 am.

I have also shaved some of Kenya’s millionaires. Even during this Covid-19, I would shave some clients up to 1:00 am but luckily they gave me an escort back home.

I want to have a few cars in the country.”