Voi Lady Who Lost Arm In Accident Impresses Kenyans After Building House: "Sikutaka Rent"

• Magdaline Amina shared that she was travelling from Voi to Kisumu when their bus rolled over after developing mechanical problems
• She never let it block her from going to Garissa Teachers Training College for professional training, but the job she got afterwards in Nairobi was not in a conducive environment
• Amina chose to return home, where her mantra is there is no choosing work, and money from those small jobs helped her start building a house

In 2011, Magdaline Amina was travelling from Voi to Kisumu when the bus she had boarded had an accident, and she was badly injured.

How did Amina lose her arm?

Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the 24-year-old shared that their bus did not collide with any other vehicle but just rolled because of its mechanical problems.

"After the initial shock, I realise that my arm was hanging, I tried asking a friend to hold it for me with a clothe but she was too scared," shared Amina.

"I took the clothe and held it together myself. When I saw my arm looking like that, I learnt how to accept it, and from there on it has never hurt me; I only felt pain from time to time," said Amina.

Fourteen years later, Amina has not let that horrible night stand in her way, she completed her teacher training course at Garissa Teachers Training College.

How did Amina get the funds to build house?

"I got a job in Nairobi but I was really mistreated and decided to come back in Voi and hustle. Mboka ni mboka. I don't choose jobs. Sometimes I sell tomatoes among other hustles," she said.

Amina has been hustling and keeping some money aside, and after some time, she built a house.

"I was once called to a live session on TikTok by MC Chris and he helped me raise some money. I added the money to my savings and built a one-roomed house," she said.

"I am yet to finish a house but I had kept some money aside for it. My headache is the toilet; I was at the hardware and was told that the materials for the septic tank is about KSh 80,000. I need about KSh 150,000 for the whole toilet," she added.

How Kenyans created to her video

Israel siololo:

"Aky nitumie namba yako nikuwekee kitu ata kama sida pesa."

Owinop:

"May God bless the work of your hand.You're such astrong lady. You're better than a million with all hands...keep it up."

ridah kathambi😘:

"God bless u sis,ooooh hata kama nafanya kazi ya nyumba naeza nunua credit ya Mia give me your number please."

🤴Hassan The Embian Prince🤴🏻:

"Despite we kuwa cute na kuwa hauna mkono mmoja unafanya mjengo ❤️❤️❤️Mungu akubariki na najua siku za mafanikio zinakam."

cookebeause:

"Wewe Amina aki 🤗you're such a blessed girl."

Brothers with disabilities build houses

In another story, two disabled brothers defied all odds to build a house for themselves, which took twelve years to build.

In a video posted on social media by @sharonshakes7, the two brothers were shown constructing the house with their hands.

Several netizens were astonished by what the two brothers had accomplished and shared a few thoughts in the comments.

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