Nakuru Man Distressed after Wife Disappears Following Disagreement with Iraqi Boss: "Simu Imezimwa"
- Onesmus Musyoka is appealing to the government and public to help him locate his wife, Lucy Muthoni, who has been missing for months
- Muthoni left behind her husband and two young daughters as she travelled to Iraq to work as a hairdresser
- When the salon work ended, she was employed by her former boss as a househelp before she went missing
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A family in Nakuru county is living in distress after their loved one went missing under strange circumstances.
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Lucy Muthoni travelled to Iraq in search of greener pastures, but she disappeared without a trace.
The mother of two allegedly had differences with her employer before she vanished mysteriously.
Her distraught husband, Onesmus Musyoka, who has now taken on the roles of father and mother, recounted their conversations.
"After three months she told me she was not taken to Turkey but Iraq. She said there were no jobs in Turkey. I reached out to the agents who had helped her in getting the job, who confirmed the alleged work in Turkey was no more, so they took her to Iraq," Musyoka said.
When was the last time Musyoka talked to Muthoni?
Muthoni was hired as a hairdresser in a salon which was unfortunately shut down after eight months.
Her employer returned her to the recruiting agency in Iraq as there was no more work for Muthoni.
Three months later, Muthoni's ex-boss returned and offered her another job opportunity, this time as a househelp.
"They lied to her that the salon business was back. When I called her she told me there was no salon business but that she had been forced to take up the househelp job. When I asked her if there was a problem, she told me she did not want that job. She told me she was being threatened and that the people plotted to do something bad against her. On Tuesday, September 14, 2024, was the last time we communicated and her phone went off," the dad of two said.
Musyoka receives call from Iraqi officer
In the same month, Musyoka received a call from an Iraqi officer informing him that his wife had been arrested.
Muthoni had been arrested for allegedly stealing her employer's mobile handset and had been arraigned in court.
However, the court dismissed Muthoni's case as there was no sufficient evidence against her to warrant her being jailed.
The court had released her and given her two options. Either to return to her employer or return to Kenya. Since then, I never received any information from the officer. Whenever I text him on WhatsApp, the officer does not respond," Musyoka narrated.
Muthoni's family seeks govt intervention
Muthoni's recruiting agency communicated to her husband via a text claiming she had run away from her employer's home after she was released by the court and they were unable to trace her.
A depressed Musyoka pleaded with the government to step in and intervene on his wife's case, who has been missing for five months.
"I want the government to follow up and help me get answers if she was deported so taht I know where she is right now. I am also praying to the president, William Ruto, to hear my cry and prayer and see how he can assist me," he added.
Does Kenya have an embassy in Iraq?
Efforts to locate Muthoni have been made complicated as Kenya does not have a consulate or embassy in Iraq.
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The challenges that Kenyan workers face in Iraq are compounded by the lack of diplomatic representation in the Islamic country.
The nearest embassy where Kenyans facing troubles in Iraq can get help from is in Kuwait, which is about 561km from Baghdad.
It takes about an hour's flight.
Other nearest embassies or consulates that Kenyans in Iraq can reach out to in case of challenges with their employers are located in Tehran (Iran), Tel Aviv (Israel), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and Doha (Qatar), which are within a 1000km radius from Baghdad.
Missing boy reaches out to mum in Turkey
Elsewhere, a woman was both relieved and shocked after her son, who had been missing since Boxing Day 2024, contacted her.
Queen Zee had made several heartwarming pleas on social media in her bid to reunite with her son, Jidu.
Her son contacted her on WhatsApp with a number from Turkey, seeking her forgiveness after going missing.
Racheal Nyaguthie, HoD Human Interest contributed to this article by adding information about Kenya's presence in Iraq
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
