Machakos Woman Claims Brother Kicked Her, Son Out of Parental Home: "Niko Stranded"
- Mercy Karaithi is appealing for help as she is on the verge of going to the streets and living there with her son with mental challenges
- Karaithi claimed she had not paid her rent since January, and the landlord could kick her out at any time
- Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the mother of two claimed her brother blocked her from accessing their late parents' home
A woman from Mlolongo, Machakos county, is on the brink of being homeless if she does not pay her dues.
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Mercy Karaithi, a mother of two, is struggling to fend for herself and care for her ailing firstborn son.
The single mother's biggest worry is being homeless if her landlord kicks her out for her rent arrears.
How long has Karaithi not paid her rent?
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Karaithi said she had not paid her rent for four months and hopes the landlord does not chase her away.
"The landlord is on my neck because I haven't paid rent for four months---since the beginning of this year. I just live here by faith, praying to God that the landlord doesn't kick me out. Because, for sure, if I'm asked to leave this place today, the best I can do is take my belongings and go to the streets. I can't go back home, I don't have any money, I don't have anything--- I mean, I don't know what to do," she cried.
The desperate woman said she could not go back home to her parents' house because of her brother.
Karaithi opens up on court case
She claimed he barred her and their siblings from accessing their parents' home, leaving them stranded.
"We have two pieces of land and the house that my mum was living in. So my brother went to my parents' home and wielded a lock on the door so that no one could access the house, and then he threatened me. So I wanted to go there, but I couldn't. Then there is the issue of land. As we speak, we have an ongoing case in court.
There is a little money that our mother left behind. I requested the court if I could be given my share so that I could use it to take my son to the hospital and also for my upkeep. My brother spoke to his lawyer, and his lawyer said that I shouldn't be given the money," the unemployed mum mentioned.
Karaithi seeks money to take son to rehabilitation
The former mama mboga woman claimed her brother has made her life and that of her son with mental challenges unbearable.
Karaithi noted her brother was given a land by their parents before they unfortunately passed away.
"There are two pieces of land remaining, and he is also targeting them. He wants one land for himself and the other a portion of it. It is unfair, and there is nothing we can do because the court is on his side. I have no money and I do not know what to do. I am stranded. I have a son with mental illness, and I do not have money for his treatment, to take him to rehabilitation," she said.
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Kitui woman allegedly harassed by in-laws
In a similar story, Caroline Mutua claimed her in-laws began harassing her after the death of her husband.
She was allegedly barred from her in-laws' home as they claimed they did not recognise her as the deceased's legal wife.
The Kitui woman claimed she had sold a piece of land in January 2025 but the ownership transfer was stopped due to legalities.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
