Eric Omondi Stunned after Lady Exposed for Scam Says They Paid Man KSh 200 to Act in Clip
- Eric Omondi was stunned after a Kitengela woman, Joyce Nyabuti, explained her plot to defraud Kenyans
- The comedian-turned philanthropist, for the first time, fell for a scam, and Kenyans raised KSh 1 million
- Joyce had 'rented' an actor who played her husband in the viral clip that angered Kenyans on social media
Eric Omondi exposed a Kitengela woman, Joyce Nyabuti, for allegedly conning Kenyans.
Source: Instagram
Eric is learning hard the importance of due diligence before using his platforms to help fundraise for vulnerable individuals.
The comedian visited Joyce in Kitengela after a video she put out claiming she was facing domestic violence.
In the video, a man was seen pushing Joyce, who was holding one child, and the other one was tugging at her legs.
It was alleged that the man was chasing Joyce out due to her children's mental health struggles.
Little did Kenyans know that it was all a plot to receive sympathy and earn money from unsuspecting Kenyans.
The woman and her friends had sat down and devised a way of getting money, and they came up with the clip.
She claimed that she paid the man KSh 200 to act as her husband.
“To say the truth, we shot this video on Sunday. We had decided to shoot the video along with my three friends. One of my friends told me their son has mental problems. That man in the video wasn’t my husband; he was a passerby and we paid him KSh 200."
How did Eric expose Kitengela woman?
Eric visited the family, and after sharing Joyce's number with Kenyans, he drove back home.
The comedian said that he felt something was amiss with the story as Kenyans sent him links of the boy Joyce claimed was her son.
He learnt that she was not the real mother of the boy and drove back to Kitengela to find out the truth, which he did.
Source: Instagram
Terence Creative advised Eric to give the women KSh 50,000 to raise their kids and channel the rest of the money to other needy people.
"Wapee KSh 50,000 each wabaki wakilea watoto the rest tutasaidia mtu next."
Netizens react to woman getting exposed
Here is what they had to say:
flaqo411:
"Nilijua video za Rose Muhando akifukuzwa zitapea watu idea."
eli_omundu_khumundu:
"Hiyo KSh 1 million isaidie tu huyo mtoto"
eli_the_ban2:
"And Oscar awards goes to Joyce nyabuti and the team."
jaber_nyarkano:
"Aki I can see how frustrated Erick is...so sorry."
_maryanne.njeri:
"Now even real domestic violence cases will never be believed."
Did Eric help bedridden Githurai mum?
In other news, the comedian helped a Githurai bedridden mum who was first discovered by actress Dorea Chege.
Dorea shared the woman's plight, and she broke down seeing the woman's young son taking care of her.
The Githurai mum has been bedridden for four years.
Eric helped in raising KSh 9 million to support the family and also made sure they moved into a new home.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
