Meru Family Whose Daughter Is Detained In Egypt Pleads For Help To Save Her: "Anakunywa Mkojo"

• Lynette Makena spent all the money she had to take care of her daughter's treatment, causing her to lack funds to renew her visa that had expired on February
• According to her uncle John Muthuiya, Makena's work contract in Egypt had also ended, causing her to struggle to make ends meet
• Makena was arrested and detained after a crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Cairo, Egypt's capital

The family of Lynette Makena is urgently appealing for support to secure the release of their daughter, who is currently held in custody in Egypt.

Makena left Kenya in 2018 in pursuit of greener pastures in the foreign land.

How was Lynette Makena's life before detention?

According to a report done by NTV, Makena secured employment as a domestic worker upon arriving in Egypt.

Things were going smoothly, and she formed a romantic relationship with a student from Tanzania.

They started living together, which led to the birth of her daughter. However, their relationship ended abruptly when the man left.

Things got even worse when her daughter was diagnosed with anaemia causing her to spend all she had on medical expenditures.

How did Lynette Makena end up in detention?

While speaking to NTV, Makena's uncle, John Muthuiya, said that Makena spent a fortune on her daughter's treatment.

He added that during that period Makena's contract at her workplace came to an end causing her to be jobless with no source of income.

Muthuiya mentioned that Makena's visa also expired in February, leading to her arrest amid a crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

Makena's family pleads for help

Muthuiya said that they were informed that Makena was struggling in detention. He also noted that Makena's daughter has been separated from her and is currently residing with a friend.

"We heard that she is really struggling to get food and water. We don't know if she drinks urine. We also hear that her health is not good," he said.

Makena's aunt, Rose Nkirote has plead with the government to help bring Makena back.

She further stated that since Makena didn't travel to Egypt through an agent, it means the family needs to raise KSh 200,000 for her deportation back to Kenya.

"We are not capable. Our dad passed on, our mum is old we can't do it on our own."

Mother seeks help to raise KSh 150m to save son in Saudi Arabia

Earlier, on Wednesday, May 8, Dorothy Kweyu, Stephen Munyakho's devoted mother, embarked on a tireless quest for her son's salvation, mobilising support from across Kenya and beyond.

Munyakho is being detained in Saudi Arabia for the murder of his colleague who was famously known as Abdul.

She appealed to the collective empathy of her fellow citizens, urging them to contribute towards the exorbitant amount of blood money required for Stephen's release.

By the time she was appealing for help, the family had only managed to raise a fraction of the staggering sum of KSh 150 million demanded by Abdul's family before the May 15, 2024, deadline.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke