A landlord in Nairobi has evicted five minors for defaulting on rent with their father locked out of Nairobi following the cessation of movement order.
The landlord went to extreme lengths of taking the roof of the house off in order to force the minors out of his premises due to the rent arrears.
The five minors from Umoja Estate in Nairobi have now been forced into doing odd jobs in order to, at least, earn a meal.
While many across the world celebrated Mothers Day on Sunday, May 10, they could only reminisce on the memory of their mother who died in 2019.
Their father, on the other hand, had travelled to Siaya days before President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the cessation of movement in and out of Nairobi.
The eldest son of the family revealed their plight after their father was locked out of Nairobi.
"We depended fully on him but he did not have any option. He had no money. This is something that came all of a sudden and there is no way he could help us.
"Since this thing (Covid-19) we have relied on him, sometimes when he lacks money it forces us to borrow. If we fail to borrow, the little food left in the house is all we eat and we share. In the morning we start the day without breakfast.
"The owner of the house came a week before and said he wanted to renovate his house so he told us that we need to have moved by Saturday.
"We have rent arrears from February up to date so today morning he abruptly came and took off the roof," said the boy.
One of the siblings revealed how they were coping with the sporadic rains in the city.
"During the cold and rainy days, there is a way we come together and cover ourselves with a blanket then sleep," said the daughter.
The eldest son also noted that sometimes they are forced to do odd jobs in order to buy food for the family.
"Sometimes we are forced to go pull a kart and sell water to people or when there is someone moving out we help and we get Ksh50 to Ksh100 and buy what we don't have and eat," said the boy.
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