A 46-year-old woman shocked villagers after selling her bed, mattress, bedsheets, and blankets to finance a glass of chang’aa.
This happened on Tuesday in Miranga village, Bomariba ward, Kisii County.
The woman identified as Nyanchama is a chang’aa addict who sells anything she comes across to quench her thirst.
“Nyanchama has been drinking chang’aa for the last 20 years. She always sells anything to get money for chang’aa. We were shocked when she sold her bed, mattress, and blankets for 3 glasses of chang’aa,” said James Motari, a neighbor.
Motari said Nyanchama who is a widow has been abandoned by her daughters and a son because of her drinking behavior.
“Nyanchama has brought shame to her son and 2 daughters both living in Nairobi. They have never returned home since they left because the woman sleeps with her nephews and other men who she drinks with She has sold all the property her deceased husband left behind,” he added.
Isaac Oroo, area Nyumba Kumi official confirmed the incident and said the woman has in several occasions been arrested for stealing from people’s farms.
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