- Annitah Musa can breathe a sigh of relief after she finally delivered a long-awaited promise to her parents
- The 27-year-old, who grew up in poverty, had always looked forward to upgrading her parents' house
- The dream recently became a reality when she built them a three-bedroom house in Bungoma
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Bungoma, Kenya – At 27, Annitah Musa’s journey is one of resilience and triumph against overwhelming odds.
The determined entrepreneur sells second-hand clothes in Bungoma, a small but thriving business that she credits with turning her life around.
How did Annitah's family survive since childhood?
Annitah told TUKO.co.ke that her story begins in much humbler circumstances.
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Born into a family that struggled with extreme poverty, her childhood was marked by hardship.
"We used to choma makaa (burn charcoal) to pay my school fees," she recalls.
She added that they would walk with their torn blankets whenever it rained because their grass-thatched house leaked.
Annitah's father uses wheelchair
Despite the challenges, Annitah never lost sight of her dreams and promised to improve her family's situation.
"Many men would not date us because of how poor our family was," she says.
According to her, people used to mock their mum for only having daughters at a time when girls were not valued.
The struggle was real, compounded by the fact that her father has a disability that confines him to a wheelchair, but so was her resolve.
What gift did Annitah give parents?
With the support of her loving husband, who has stood by her through thick and thin, she worked tirelessly to save and improve her family's life.
Today, Annitah is proud to say that she has fulfilled the promise she once made.
"God has answered my prayers," she says with a smile. "I've built my parents a three-bedroom house."
She added that as old as her parents are, she is glad to offer them a way to enjoy the rest of their lives comfortably.
Man builds house for parents with earnings from cleaner's job
In Kericho, Evans Kiprop recently gifted his parents the present of a lifetime: a new house and a car.
The gift was meant to show gratitude for toiling to ensure he and his siblings had a meal despite being poor.
His fortunes changed when he relocated to Canada and got a job as a cleaner in a bank.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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