A family in Gaturi Village in South Imenti, Meru County is mourning the death of their 28-year-old daughter identified as Millicent Kithenji Mwiriki, who killed herself on Thursday afternoon after posting suicide notes on Facebook.
She took to Facebook to seek forgiveness from her father and 3-year-old daughter, Makena, over the action she was about to take and apologized to her daughter for what she termed as failing to provide the things she needed.
The following are the events that took place before she committed suicide.
1pm she wrote a prayer on Facebook suggesting that she was in distress.
At 1pm Thursday, Ms Mwiriki wrote a short prayer on Facebook, which suggested she was going through tough moments.
“Heavenly father, guide and lead me through every trial I face today and every day. Supply me with everything I need to stand tall in the battles of life. Control my mind and strengthen my heart so that I can have the confidence to tackle every issue that comes my way… Victory is near; and I pray that the trials I face will bring me closer to you. I won’t give up in Jesus’ name, Amen.” She wrote
3:20pm she wrote a message which was directed to her father
She left a note directed to her father.
“Dad sorry but can’t be able to break the news hope you will forgive me” she wrote
3:30pm, she wrote this Facebook status update meant for her daughter
She also wrote a message that was directed to her daughter
“My love ….wads are hard to form a perfect clause to express the love I have for you.i have fought the battle but seems like am being defeated .I only pray that God may give you guidance, love and comfort.mom still loves you and will always love you.kindly do forgive me.” She wrote.
Reasons behind her actions:
According to a local daily, the mother-of-one took her life by hanging in her parents’ home Thursday afternoon.
Ms Mwiriki holds a Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management from Jomo Kenyatta University and Agriculture and Technology.
Ms Mwiriki shared her woes in a private conversation on facebook with one of her friends identified as Wanjiku Murage Mucheru.
“I know it is hard to get employment as a procurement officer, but if I can get jobs such as store clerk, receptionist, waitress, sales representative, and cashier at a supermarket or any shop, I think I would do my best. I have suffered a lot. For now, I am not choosing any job to do; so long as it would pay me.
I was married and stayed together with the father of my daughter. I was working at the time and my baby daddy was running a clinic at Muthiga in Kinoo. Financially, I would say we were stable. When I gave birth, I lost my job. I, thereafter, remained at home as he went to work. However, it got to a point when his business began declining in terms of profits. It, therefore, became hard for him to sustain us. We moved from the one-bedroom house we were in to a bedsitter, given we couldn’t afford monthly rent for the previous house.
Matters, nonetheless, worsened. I, thereafter, decided to take my girl to a day-care as I walked into offices in Nairobi CBD and Westlands in search of a job. In September 2017, my baby daddy returned to school to further his education in a bid to increase chances of improving his income. I decided to go back to my rural place.
A better part of 2018, I stayed with my parents in the rural setting doing casual work in tea plantations. I moved out [of my parents’ place] because my dad often came home drunk and embarked on lecturing me. If you can get me a place where I can work and fend for my daughter, I would appreciate.”
Disputes with the baby daddy.
Sources revealed that her baby daddy had promised to reunite with her after completing his medical studies at the Kenya Medical Training College (KIMTC) in Nakuru County however that did not happen as the baby daddy snubbed heer and cut off communication with her.
“The man completely cut off communication with her after graduating in December 2018. That could have catalysed our relative’s frustrations,” said a close friend to ms mwiriki.
Ms Mwiriki’s Facebook friend by the name Kasungwa said in a post on Friday: K
“We talked a lot this week. The last time I spoke to you was yesterday. You told me you would be strong, especially for Makena. You promised to fight and raise her up. Why did you lose the battle?” Ms Mwiriki’s family is now planning for the funeral, and are hoping that well-wishers will come to their aid and help them raise funds (to Paybill No.: 891300; account No.: 31834.) given that she came from a very humble background.