We all want gifts right? So what happens when you get gifted that which you never anticipated? Do you accept the gift or reject it?
Well, a woman in Nakuru has rejected a gift given to her by none other by the Country’s head of state President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Ms Damaris Wambui Kamau has rejected the house built for her by president Uhuru Kenyatta who was pleased by her son’s talent four years ago when he performed a poem. She claims that the president’s handler who was tasked with building the house was playing tricks on her and her son.
The house has visible cracks on the outside and looks semi-permanent according to the lady. She says this is not the house the president had envisioned in all his wisdom.
Damaris claims a Mr Wanjohi was tasked with building the house in Nakuru and what he did was a big joke. She warned him that one day the president is going to know about those tricks he is playing.
State House has categorically denied allegations put forward by Damaris Wambui Kamau. Kanze Dena, State House Spokesperson and Head of Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU), says that the house was built up to standard and even well furnished.
“From the information I am gathering, the house was built and it is furnished but the lady claims the house was made of waste papers. I don’t understand what she meant by that. What was agreed upon when the family met the President at State House has been delivered. What is missing is cutlery and mattresses which will be procured. Why this family is not living in the house is what I don’t understand. It is only Ms Kamau who can explain to us why she is not occupying the house.”
A visit at the house in Mukurunyu, Bahati, Nakuru County revealed that it is a house with power and water connection. There is overgrown grass on the compound but that has nothing to do with President Kenyatta’s promise. It is because the lady and her kid do not reside in that place.
The real bone of contention in this situation is that Damaris wanted the house to be built at another location of her choice. She says the land she had in mind was close to her relatives but State House chose to build for her near the home of someone who works in State House.
Damaris Wambui Kamau currently lives in a mud house she has rented 4KM away from the house she was built for.