Kenyans Raise Over KSh 250k for Needy Family Who Buried Daughter with Disability in Modest Ceremony
- Shadrack Parusei was left with three daughters after his wife walked out on them, and he knew that he was the only man standing
- Despite fighting hard for his daughter to live, he was devastated after he learnt that Sylvia Chekemoi was dead
- It is the burial that he put together for his daughter, however, that hurt many people, and they now want to help him
Narok: Kenyans have come together and raised over KSh 250,000 for the family who buried their daughter in a makeshift coffin and a wet grave.
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Shadrack Parusei, a single father, faced unimaginable hardship with three daughters after his wife walked out on their family.
As he mourned the breakdown of his marriage, he was also left to raise three young daughters alone, including Sylvia Chepkemoi, with a disability.
Shadrack did all he could to seek treatment for Sylvia, including visits to hospitals like Tenwek Mission. But on Thursday, tragedy struck, and Sylvia passed away.
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How can Shadrack be helped?
The family was so financially strained that they couldn’t afford a mortuary. On a rainy Saturday afternoon, Sylvia was laid to rest in a simple wooden casket that had been covered by worn-out polythene sheets. The grieving father tried his best to hold it all together for the sake of the other two daughters.
All around them, clear signs of poverty abounded, and it seemed that although villagers tried to help, they could not do much.
When Kenyans learnt that the man had gone through and the type of funeral they had, they decided to help.
On July 6, he said that he needed to provide milk for his daughters and a motorbike to earn a reliable daily income.
"We are at KSh 155,000 at the moment. Thank you, good people, lets close the day with KSh 200,000," said Alfred Koech On July 7.
How will men in Australia help?
According to Koech, Kitwek Kokwet Men in Perth have reached out and are standing with the family.
"They are also coming together to contribute something small to help their fellow colleague support his family moving forward," he said.
"Thanks a lot, wazee, for your unwavering support," he added.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the man who has been collecting the money for the family said that so far, he has over KSh 250,000 in his phone.
"We need to build him a small house, although the land he lives on is small," he said.
"We still have a long way to go and but we think we are capable," he added.
You can help the family on: Peter Langat- 0724637859.
Kenyans react to Shadrack's story:
Kipkoech Webstar:
"Thanks Alfred for highlighting the issue and God bless them."
Patrobar Salantoi:
"Very impressive move."
Lenin Lera:
"Let’s build the family nice house and ka small biz."
handa Junior:
"Let's move on together with something small."
ikei Nyaangaresi Nyakerario:
"From the look of things the all village is suffering."
Man builds own coffin
In another story, an entrepreneur from Tanzania shocked many people with his decision to build a coffin and ease the financial burden his family was likely to face when he died.
According to the coffin seller, the one he had chosen was from the latest catalogues, and he really liked it.
His wife, on the other hand, was not very excited about the move, and thought that he was very excited about death, which would leave her to take care of their kids.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
