Rose Nyambura, currently serving a four-year sentence at Lang'ata Women's Prison painfully recounted the unfortunate events that landed her in prison.
It all began in 2019 when she was contacted by a foreigner who promised to help her import electrical products to Kenya at a cheaper price.
"I did not realise that cheap is expensive," she remarked.
In an interview with Inooro Tv on Sunday, November 6, she stated that she borrowed Ksh700,000 to purchase the goods alongside other miscellaneous charges to ferry the goods to Kenya.
"I had borrowed the money to import the goods and now I am in prison, depressed. It is painful that my kids are suffering like orphans while I am in prison. I am hopeful I will go home," Nyambura emotionally stated.
Nyambura detailed that there was constant communication between her and the foreigner who assured her of quality products that would be delivered on time.
However, when the luggage arrived in Kenya she was accused of importing counterfeit and substandard goods.
Shocked by the allegations, the woman went to clear her name at the port and was accused of importing about Ksh13.4 million worth of counterfeit goods.
At one point during the confrontation, she was headed for the washrooms but was mistaken for attempting to flee. She was apprehended and taken to court where she was charged with a criminal offense.
After going through the court process, she was slapped with a Ksh3 million fine and a four-year sentence.
She urged the government to intervene and protect genuine business people importing goods who fall into the sophisticated traps set by foreigners.
"Every day I am hopeful I will go home and reunite with my children. It gives me hope to survive within this prison," she concluded.
