This archive report was first published on 17 November 2021.
On November 17, 2021, Shirleen Mukami, a young mother, and her alleged boyfriend Kenneth Gachie, a writer for Citizen Digital, surrendered to Kasarani Police after being accused of raising money under false pretense.
Mukami had gone viral earlier in the week after making public her suffering, claiming to have started a support group dubbed “Baby Shower Sisters” to help struggling young mothers.
However, blogger Edgar Obare exposed the couple for lying, revealing that they had raised close to Ksh 800,000 from Kenyans before being exposed.
According to Mukami, the initiative was real and not a con game as many claimed. She said she reported to the police with Cabu Gah following the accusations.
“Hey. I’m actually with him here. We want them to launch investigations on the alleged screenshots. I’m here with my team to clear the confusion. We are innocent and haters will not jeopardize our campaign. Thanks,” Mukami said.
However, fundraising platform M-Changa where the two raised the cash also started sending notifications to people who had donated that the ‘Baby Shower Sisters” saying that the fundraiser was unverified and it didn’t fully meet its due diligence criteria and that it’s under investigation.
