For nine arduous years, Jane Wambui Mburu labored in Saudi Arabia in an effort to improve her life as well as the lives of her son and 25-year-old daughter Hottensia Wambui.
Jane Wambui returned to Kenya a month ago after working for nine years in Saudi Arabia. When she got home and realized she had no money, her ambitions of settling down and starting a business in Kiambu were destroyed. Wambui discovered that Hottensia spent more than KSh 2 million of the money she had been sending home on partying with her pals.
The balance was used to purchase a Mazda Demio for Uber that was seized after Hottensia ceased sending money each month.
The 42-year-old single mother rented them a home in Kiambu town during that time, leaving her only daughter in charge of the younger brother.
Wambui’s daughter had a son while she was away, and the compassionate mother promised to pay for his private education, just like she had done for her own son.
The mother gradually began to feel that, given her late age and the nature of her employment, she would be unable to continue working in Saudi Arabia. She had been sending money home to be held in an account, so she knew she was coming to pay, but when she arrived she was astonished.
“She kept telling me that the nearly KSh 2 million was quite safe in her account. She was very concerned and troubled when I returned in December “Two children’s mother remarked
After more research, she realized that her daughter had been spending lavishly and spoiling her pals. And to make matters worse, she recently signed a contract to borrow a car, paid a KSh 500,000 deposit, and agreed to pay KSh 62,500 in installments each month. “Three months later, the driver who had been using the vehicle as a cab gave her only KSh 10,000. Her business is slow, the driver informed her “said the mother, who was miffed. She claims that she followed the boyfriend’s advice to take the car and park it until the Mazda Demio was repossessed. Wambui was instructed by the corporation to deposit KSh 380,000 before receiving the car back.
Schools are starting, she doesn’t have a job, and the money she expected to pay for school fees is missing, which is adding to her worry.
“I had planned to start a business here in Kiambu and pay for my children’s education, but right now even finding money to buy food is difficult,” she said. Wambui continues by saying that even though her daughter is pleading for mercy, all of her efforts and sacrifices have been for nothing. Given that her own daughter blew her hard-earned money, it’s more harder for her to handle. “Without her returning the money, I will never ever be able to forgive her. I’ve worked incredibly hard for it for a long time,”
