MOMBASA WOMAN WHO BOILED STONES FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN GETS KSH 1.4M MODERN HOUSE.

A widow who boiled stones for her hungry children when she did not have food is now a happy woman after good wishers decided to built her six roomed modern house.

Penina Kitsao was handed the key to her new house on Saturday, December 5.

Without hiding the happiness on her face, the widow said;

“It is a dream come true, I cannot wake up from it. I have never thought that Kenyans can be this generous after being a blessing to me and my children,” she said.

Speaking to a local media, Penina said that life has not been easy for her and the kids but at last she can smile.

Penina got a six-bedroomed modern house which cost KSh 1.4 million. The woman said she will rent out three rooms.

The mother of eight children depended on casual jobs which had been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The woman lost her husband in 2019 in the hands of armed robbers and from then things has never been the same again. Her children dropped out of school as she lacked money for food to fees.

The woman who is on her 40s recounted events on the day she had nothing to prepare for the kids

After exhausting all means of getting food for her children without success, she lit up fire and put stones in the pot just to reassure the hungry children that something was cooking.

Penina’s story touched many and with that committees came together to help her out.

The committee consisted of Mbuba, Faith Muchiri and Prisca Momanyi, the neighbor who posted her predicament on social media, and some family members.

“There was a first committee led by a politician, however, it had to be disbanded since there was no positive progress. I thank the second committee formed under Jamleck Mbuba, the deputy county commissioner in Kisauni which made this dream come true,” she said.

Erick Musa Panga the contractor said it took him six months to build the house

He said the house consists of six rooms, a toilet and bathroom and connected to electricity to enhance security.

“We are in talks with the Mombasa water company to have the house get water services. Hopefully beginning of 2021 this should have been done,” he said.

He added that he was handed KSh 1.2 million by the committee to spearhead the construction.

“I had to top KSh 200,000 to make sure that I attain what people can see now. I did this to support other Kenyans who had contributed for this noble course,” he added.