Grace said she spent years providing for him, from giving him money for businesses to funding a house in his village, only to be left with massive debts and heartbreak.
Grace met her husband when she was just 19 and quickly became the main provider in their relationship. She recalls that even during their long-distance dating days, she would send him money for transport whenever he visited her.
“I worked in Isiolo and would pay for his travel to see me, and back, until I got pregnant with our first child,” she said.
She started a small grocery business, but her husband remained idle. Hoping he could start his own business, she gave him KSh 17,000, later increasing it to KSh 47,000. Unfortunately, the business collapsed within months.
Later, he proposed another venture—a wine shop—but that also failed. In 2021, he convinced Grace to give him KSh 300,000 for an investment scheme that promised high returns. Grace was later told the scheme was a fraud, and all the money was lost.
Despite all this, Grace hoped their marriage would work. She even used KSh 750,000 she had saved to build him a house in his Meru village.
“I gave him my ATM card to manage the funds, but he returned it with only KSh 9. I had to take loans from friends and moneylenders to finish the house,” she said.
As her money ran out, her husband began cheating and eventually left to live with his mother in the village.
Grace is now the sole provider for their two children and continues to struggle with the loans she took for him.
Grace advises women to be careful when supporting partners financially.
“Don’t give blindly and expect love in return. Make sure your support is respected,” she warns.
Grace advises women to be careful when supporting partners financially.
“Don’t give blindly and expect love in return. Make sure your support is respected,” she warns.
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