10 reasons Kenyans ignore phone calls TEN THINGS People have this queer habit of staring at an incoming call and then either click or frown and then ignore the call altogether. There are many reasons why calls get ignored. One is avoiding creditors at all costs. Others have many enemies they are always running away from. Here are 10 reasons a Kenyan would ignore your calls, especially if the number is not familiar: 1. Madeni kibao Online loan apps have made it easy for Kenyans to borrow money. Some borrow for unreasonable things like sports betting. Then Arsenal gets a penalty and Man United loses, leaving you with debt plus interest. Such Kenyans would not be sure who is calling them from a new number and thus, avoid picking at all costs. If the caller is persistent, they resort to writing “please text, niko kesha” messages, yet they will beat the local drinking on more credit.