A female Moi University student and a survivor of the Garissa University College attack says she married her husband, a Kenya Defense Force soldier because she feels safe being around him.
Maureen Manyengo who studies Education (English Literature) opened up about the man she refers to as her ‘missing rib’.
Unlike previously stated that her husband Ivan Okello saved her during the Garissa attack, Manyengo reiterated that they had been dating even before the attack.
The 21-year-old stays in Lanet at her husband’s home.
“First, he is not the one who saved me. That was exaggerated. I was dating him before the attack. I only decided to get married to him after the attack,” she stated.
She added, “I felt that I was secure when next to him, so I chose to get married to him after that. He is my shield and defender.”
According to her, though love was evidently existent, she felt a sense of peace being next to him in light of what occurred during her stay at Garissa.
Though it’s kind of cumbersome managing handouts, flash disks, movies, classes and socialising, Manyengo says marriage life as a student is perfectly working out for her. She added that she has already settled and doesn’t miss any of her lectures.
“People long to know how I met him. That’s my story. But the best thing about my friends and colleagues is that they appreciate and wish me well. It’s about sacrifice both as a wife and a student. I manage it all,” she added.