At 38 years old, a Nakuru-based housemaid envisioned living a better life having come from a humble background and experienced a troubled marriage. However, she didn't anticipate how quickly the future she had painted in her mind would come tumbling down.
During an interview with Itugi TV, she recounted her life journey, describing how it took a dramatic turn, ultimately resulting in the loss of everything she cherished.
Raised in Nakuru town, she came up from a humble background with her parents struggling to make ends meet.
Against all odds, she got admitted to secondary school but eventually dropped out of Form Four.
She noted that she got employed as a housemaid and engaged in several side hustles with a long-time friend to supplement her primary income.
Months later, the businesswoman got married to a longtime lover with whom she had three children.
Her father-in-law passed away having amassed immense wealth during his time. Among the possessions they inherited was a parcel of land worth Ksh65 million in Nakuru town.
They were in the process of finalising the documentation to claim the land when the family's state of affairs turned for the worse.
"One day, I visited my small sister at Nakuru General Hospital who was giving birth. Moments later, I heard a voice ordering me to head to Nakuru Police Station," she stated.
"After going to the station, they didn't record a police statement but rather said other officers would transfer me."
After staying there for seven days, they transferred me to Kileleshwa Police Station. They opened charges against me alongside a co-accused who was suspected of presenting a forged bank cheque."
According to the suspect, her long-time friend allegedly told the police that he received a forged cheque from her amounting to over Ksh250,000.
She disclosed that she could not fathom the charges, insisting that she was not involved in such fraud.
"I was accused of forgery as the second accused, contrary to the law. I was taken to remand at Lang'ata Women's Prison," she pointed out.
"The co-accused was a businessman and friend whom we transacted with in the past. He had a lawyer and I didn't have one and hence he secured his release on bond."
While in prison, her life crumbled as her family fell apart, with her husband indulging in alcohol, leaving their three children to fend for themselves. To aggravate the situation, her husband passed away.
"My life in prison was the worst experience ever. I received the news of my husband passing away. My firstborn got involved with bad company that engaged in a series of robberies. He was shot by police," she mourned.
"My other two daughters were left to beg on the streets as everyone alienated them while I was locked up."
After the case dragged in court for two years, she was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
"Things were no different as I had lost everything, including my family. After my release, I found out that my in-laws had seized the Ksh65 million land and sold it. They informed me that since my husband is dead, I should leave," she added.
