A Kenyan man is aiming to enter the
Guinness World Records as the person with
the longest nails on earth. 34-year-old John
Waweru said his over 30 centimetre-long
nails on his left hand are his main source of
income.
“This is my job, this is what feeds me. I go to
the beaches and tourists pay to see the
fingernails. I also go to places like
Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) shows,
get-togethers and schools where people pay
to see my nails,” the Mombasa-based man
told the Daily Nation.
Waweru said that the nails earn him between
KSh 2,000 and KSh 10,000 a day.
He has managed to build a four roomed
Swahili house and start a nail salon for
manicure and pedicure from the income.
However, having the longest nails in the
country comes at a cost.
Waweru said he could neither cook nor wash
his clothes due to the long nails. He also
stopped covering himself with a bedsheet
while sleeping in order to avoid breaking the
nails.
The Kenyan is still hundreds of centimetres
away from breaking the Guinness World
Record held by India’s Shridhar Chilla
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