Kenyan woman, Josephine Achary Akongo, has narrated how her ex-husband’s parents kicked her out of the house over her inability to bear children
Speaking to the Standard Media , Josephine, from Ahero Kisumu County, Nyando sub-county, said her ex-husband’s second wife has been unable to have children since he married her in 2014.
Speaking further, Josephine revealed that she had a child while still in school and before marrying her ex
“I didn’t find it easy after realizing that I was pregnant. It was funny because some visitors came to our place to bring dowry for my cousin, and as girls, we were invited to entertain them. That’s how I got involved with a guy for just one night, and that’s how I conceived. Unfortunately, the guy disappeared afterward,” she said.
“I learned in day school, but I spent most of my time outside the school due to frequent illness. Eventually, my mother discovered what was happening and she was constantly reminding me of how I had wasted her hard-earned money.
“In school, students disapproved of me and often laughed at me. During that time, getting pregnant was considered taboo. However, despite being in Form Four, I persevered and managed to sit my national exams, though I didn’t perform as well as expected. It was far from an easy experience,”