Nairobi Mother Pleads for Well-Wisher to Adopt Her 5-Month-Old Baby so She Can Look for Job
- In the heart of Nairobi's Githurai 45, Mercy Njambi Kinyua is making a heartbreaking plea for a well-wisher to adopt her five-month-old baby so she can find work
- Once trapped in drug addiction, the 40-year-old has been clean for six years, but now faces crushing poverty after losing her job while pregnant
- With no family to turn to and surviving on just KSh 400 a day, she fears she cannot give her child the life she deserves
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Tears streamed down Mercy Njambi Kinyua’s face as she recently made a desperate plea on social media.
Source: UGC
The Githurai 45 resident begged for a kind-hearted well-wisher to adopt her five-month-old baby so she could search for a job and rebuild her life.
Why Njambi wants to give away baby
The 40-year-old mother told TUKO.co.ke that life has been difficult for her, having battled a drug addiction for over a decade.
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Njambi turned her life around six years ago, but things haven't got better as she has hit rock bottom once again.
She lost her job while pregnant and later fell out with the child’s father, who she claims hardly supports the family.
“Right now, I earn KSh 400 on a good day, which is not enough to rent a house or even cover basic needs," she lamented.
Why Njambi can't go back to parents
The distressed woman disclosed that she had searched for a stable job for months, but with a small baby, it’s impossible.
Njambi dropped out of school in Class 8 and has three older children; two are being raised by her in-laws, and one by her mother.
Her relationship with her mother remains strained due to her past drug use, making it impossible for her to return to her parents’ home.
“I am ready to do any job to support myself and my baby, but I have no one to watch over her. She is all I have, yet I am afraid I cannot give her the life she deserves,” she said, breaking into sobs.
Her plea has now become a cry for help to the public, for someone willing to take in her child so she can earn a living, regain stability, and hopefully be able to care for her children again in the future.
Source: UGC
Mother thanks well-wisher who took in her kids
In an unrelated story, TikToker Shikie Kariuki narrated how she almost ended her life and that of her daughters when she was going through a rough patch.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the Nairobi woman narrated the stress and challenges she underwent during her motherhood journey.
She recalled standing with her young daughters near a river when a woman came to her aid and saved her from an unthinkable act.
The well-wisher told her she desired to have kids, but she could not, so she promised to care for hers like her own, a decision she does not regret.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
