Nairobi: Single Mum of 5 Painfully Claims Her 4th Born Is in Children's Home
- Esther Wambui could not hold back her tears as she heartbreakingly disclosed that she gave up one of her children to a children's home
- The unemployed single mum said she gave up her fourth-born child when she was pregnant with her fifth
- Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Wambui, from Nairobi, added that more pressure and stress piled on after her brother sold their parents' home
A woman from Nairobi, who claimed her father-in-law made inappropriate advances toward her following her husband's death has opened up about her parenting challenges.
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Esther Wambui narrated how she faced a hard time raising her children alone, following failed relationships and the death of her husband.
Having been in nearly three relationships, Wambui said she gave birth to five children, all of whom she cares for alone.
Why did Wambui take her child to children's home?
However, speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the unemployed single mother shared heartbreaking information about one of her children.
“My last boyfriend refused to take responsibility for the fifth child. He claimed he was not the father. At that time, my eldest child and the three younger ones were in school, so I was with the fourth and the unborn fifth child.
I was struggling to work at a bar where I had gotten a job. It was not easy for me, especially after the rejection by my last lover. I saw the fourth child suffering so much, as he was still young. I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to give him up to a children's home,” she painfully narrated.
Wambui's brother sells parents' property
Her suffering did not end there. She was rendered homeless after failing to pay rent for a couple of months.
The pressure mounted when she decided to return to her late parents' home, only to find out her brother had sold it.
“He had mentioned it sometime back when I had stayed at his place for a while. I didn’t know he had already sold the place. I had nowhere to go. No money, no food, no house. Nothing at hand. The food we were eating came from the garbage. I was looking for bread and leftovers to feed my children. We were sleeping on corridors. We barely had bedding,” she said.
Good Samaritan rescues Wambui, her kids
A good Samaritan came to Wambui’s rescue by giving her and her children a place to stay and a few utensils to start life with.
It wasn’t much, but it was enough for them to survive as they hoped for a better future filled with life and good things.
“It is tough for me and for the kids. I keep thinking about my child in the children’s home. I have these other kids who look up to me. Sometimes I go out to look for menial jobs but return empty-handed. It hurts when the kids ask what I’ve brought and I have nothing to give,” she wept.
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Bomet mum feeds twin babies by roadside
Meanwhile, in Bomet county, a video of a hungry and homeless woman feeding her twin babies along the roadside moved Kenyans.
Florida was seen cooking for her bundles of joy by the roadside after she was allegedly kicked out by her husband.
She said she took up menial jobs to provide for her family, while on some days, she received foodstuff from well-wishers.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
