Winfred Mwende, the woman captured in a video that went viral of a man ruthlessly kicking and slapping her spoke out from a hospital bed.
Mwende told reporters that her husband, identified as David Nzomo, had always been abusive even prior to the viral video.
Speaking from Makueni Level Four Hospital on Wednesday, she explained that she opted to stay in the marriage and persevere because she did not have any other options.
"He has been assaulting me most of the time, but because I was for the marriage, I persevered till this happened to me," an emotional Mwende narrated.
[caption caption="A screenshot of the viral video in which Winfred Mwende was battered by her husband Daudi Nzomo"]
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Her sister, Hellen Mumbua, told The Standard that she started noticing the violence against her sister soon after Nzomo married a second wife.
According to Mumbua, Mwende often sought refuge from her abusive husband at her house in Kathonzweni.
The video that sparked outrage among members of the public caught the attention of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji.
The DPP ordered for the arrest of Nzomo and prosecution over the incident.
"The DPP has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to immediately have (the) suspect arrested and arraigned before court," a tweet from the Office of the DPP read.
He further directed those who witnessed the violence, recorded and did nothing to help the woman to face charges as well.
[caption caption="DPP Noordin Haji during a past address to the media"]
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