This archive report was first published on 7 October 2019.
On a typical day in Mshomoroni estate, Kisauni, Mombasa, residents are accustomed to the hustle and bustle of daily life. However, a recent development has left the community reeling in shock.
A man in his early 30s, who works for a logistics firm, has abandoned his wife of ten years and three children to live in a brothel.
According to Peter Mwamburi, a neighbour who helped track down the man, he stopped going home about three months ago. Mwamburi and a group of five men discreetly followed him from his workplace last Friday and discovered he was living in the brothel at Sabasaba.
When they approached the man, he initially became tongue-tied, but later claimed his wife had been denying him conjugal rights and constantly abusing and beating him. He also stated that he had developed a relationship with a woman named Stacy, who treated him like a king.
However, when the group tried to forcefully carry him home, trouble erupted. The man screamed, attracting sex workers who came out in dozens to find out what was happening. Stacy joined the fray, attacking those who had come to take him away, leaving Mwamburi with facial injuries.
The manager of the brothel intervened, stating that the man was his customer and that he had a duty to protect clients who frequent the place. Seeing no hope of rescuing their friend, Mwamburi and his group left to inform the man's wife of his whereabouts.
The heartbroken wife vowed never to reconcile with her spouse. Her parents back in the village are planning to involve the police to get him out of the brothel, believing the girl must have cast a spell on him.
