This archive report was first published on 21 September 2021.
Former Citizen TV news anchor Jacque Maribe has shared a personal and emotional account of her journey to motherhood, revealing the difficulties she faced before conceiving her firstborn son Zahari.
According to Maribe, she suffered miscarriages before finally conceiving Zahari, and during her pregnancy, she experienced numerous instances where she could have lost her son.
Maribe, who is now overly protective of her son, revealed that she only discovered she was pregnant while on a trip in South Africa, after a friend jokingly commented on her mood swings.
‘I had gone through miscarriages. During this pregnancy every single day was a blessing. I am very particular about my son. I am so invested in his well-being. I am his mother not for the name but for his life. So many times I would have lost him during that pregnancy. So when you see me being an overprotective mum, you know. And anyone who harms my child is the devil reincarnated,’ Maribe wrote on Instagram.
Maribe and her baby daddy, comedian Eric Omondi, had decided to wait a while before getting pregnant, but the pregnancy was a surprise for both of them.
After keeping the paternity of her child a secret for years, Maribe finally revealed that Omondi was the father of her son in 2019.
Published on September 21, 2021.
